Life and Labours of Thomas Brassey - 1805-1870

The 1888 seventh edition of the biography of the civil engineering contractor at the forefront of nineteenth-century railway construction.

List of contents

Introductory chapter; 1. Mr Brassey as a businessman; 2. Mr Brassey's early career; 3. Contract work; 4. Commencement of foreign work; 5. Labourers of different nations; 6. Mr Brassey's skill in calculations; 7. Work becomes more extensive; 8. Great Northern Railway; 9. Financial management; 10. Financial difficulties; 11. Mr Brassey's wealth; 12. Railway and other contracts; 13. Italian railways; 14. Grand Trunk Railway of Canada; 15. Victoria Bridge; 16. Crimean and other railways; 17. Works in Australia; 18. Argentine railway; 19. Moldavian railways; 20. Indian railways; 21. Recollections of his son; 22. Close of life; 23. Railways and government control; Appendices; Index.

Summary

First published in 1872 and reissued here in its 1888 seventh edition, this was the first biography of English civil engineering contractor Thomas Brassey (1805–70). At the forefront of nineteenth-century railway construction across the globe, he was respected as a brilliant businessman and a major employer of labour.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur Helps
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781108067812
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06781-2
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology; Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries