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The World the Railways Made Hardback - 2014

by Nicholas Faith; Introduction by Christian Wolmar

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A new edition of a railway classic: how the "Iron Road" turned the world upside down, with a new chapter on the future of rail

The modern world began with the arrival of the railway. The shock was both sudden and universal: between 1825, when the first passenger service linked Stockton and Darlington, and the outbreak of World War I, railways redefined, transformed, and expanded the limits of the civilized world. With railways came the development of modern capitalism, of modern nations, and the opening-up of new regions. The "Iron Road" transformed all aspects of society. For some the railway represented the horrors of industrial development; for others the way toward a brighter future; for all it meant deep and lasting change. From the financiers who provided unprecedented amounts of capital, to the immigrant laborers who built them, Nicholas Faith explores the mechanical revolution that turned the world upside down.

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  • Title The World the Railways Made
  • Author Nicholas Faith; Introduction by Christian Wolmar
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Head of Zeus
  • Publication date 2014
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9781781858363 / 1781858365
  • Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.5 x 6.3 x 1.3 in (24.13 x 16.00 x 3.30 cm)
  • Category Transportation
  • Library of Congress subjects Railroads - History, Railroads - Social aspects - History
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2014482233
  • Dewey Decimal Code 385.09

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Nicholas Faith writes for the Independent on Sunday (London) and many other publications, and is the author of The Bronfmans. Christian Wolmar is the author of Blood, Iron & Gold; Engines of War; and The Great Railroad Revolution.

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