Thomas Telford

Thomas Telford, the son of a shepherd, was born in Westerkirk, Scotland in 1757. At the age of 14, he was apprenticed to a stonemason. He worked for a time in Edinburgh and in 1792, he moved to London.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

L T C ROLT was born in Chester on 9 February 1910 and died in 1974. He was an engineer and craftsman, whose passion for Britain's industrial heritage led him to become one of the foremost historians of the 20th century. He was joint founder of the Inland Waterways Association. He also wrote Narrow Boat, Red for Danger and the famous Landscape Trilogy.

Zusammenfassung

Thomas Telford, the son of a shepherd, was born in Westerkirk, Scotland in 1757. At the age of 14, he was apprenticed to a stonemason. He worked for a time in Edinburgh and in 1792, he moved to London.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: L T C Rolt, L. T. C. Rolt, T. C. Rolt
• Verlag: The History Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 04.06.2007
• EAN: 9780750945769
• ISBN: 978-0-7509-4576-9
• Seiten: 268
• Abmessung: 157 mm x 236 mm x 27 mm
• Gewicht: 486 g
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Architektur; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Technik > Bau- und Umwelttechnik; Sachbuch > Natur, Technik > Biographien, Autobiographien