Railway Barons Tapa dura - 1979

Osprey Publishing, 1979-11-08. Hardcover. Very Good. **HARDBACK**

Hardback. Very Good.

Osprey Publishing, 1979. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:0850453216

Very good throughout with minimal signs of use. No inscriptions or markings and not price clipped. 224 pages illustrated throughout in black and white.

Osprey Publishing, 1979. 1st Edition. vg+/vg. vg+ book in vg dw 1st 1979 Osprey Publishing Edition hardcover In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

London.: Osprey Publishing Limited., 1979. 224pp, illustrations. DW has slight shelf wear, with small edge loss on the rear panel. Internally, clean & unmarked.. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

London: Osprey Publishing Ltd, 1979 The Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century is one of the great watersheds in world history. Of all the achievements of that remarkable era, none were greater than those so-called railway barons - hard thrusting entrepreneurs who covered the world with a web of iron and steel. Often of humble origin, their drive and ambition won them fame and fortune, and the railways of today survive as a lasting monument to their success. David Mountfield begins by describing the railway mania that swept Britain, Europe and the USA from the 1830s onwards, and then charts the careers of six entrepreneurs whose achievements really justify the title of `baron': Thomas Brassey and George Hudson in Britain, and James Hill, Edward Harriman, Jay Gould and Jim Fisk in the USA. The drama and passion of this turbulent age, with the occasional touch of scandal, is vividly conveyed, with all the atmosphere of those far-off pioneering days when an 'improbable rascal' could… Leer más

Osprey, 1979-11-08. Hardcover. Good.