Railway Navvies - A History of the Men Who Made the Railways

Pick, shovel, dynamite: the classic account of the men who built the railways.

About the author

Terry Coleman, as a political journalist, interviewed eight prime ministers, from Macmillan to Blair, and in 1988 was named journalist of the year. His previous books include a biographical study of Thomas Hardy and a widely acclaimed biography of Nelson.

Report

'Absorbing detail presented so readably that no one with a spark of imagination and a twinge of interest in people could fail to find this book a pleasure' Evening Standard

Product details

• Authors: Terry Coleman, Coleman Terry
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.05.2015
• EAN: 9781784082321
• ISBN: 978-1-78408-232-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Rail vehicles; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Non Fiction, Trains and railways: general interest, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history