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  • Victorian and Edwardian Locomotive Portraits

    The South of England

    by Anthony Burton ...
    Chronicles the evolution of British steam locomotives from the Victorian to Edwardian eras. The Victorian and Edwardian periods saw the development of the steam locomotive in Britain from a comparatively simple machine to a powerful main line express capable of speeds of a hundred miles an hour. The book starts with an introduction dealing with the main line of development and that is followed by ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Richard Trevithick

    Giant of Steam

    by Anthony Burton ...
    On Christmas Eve 1801 a Cornish engineer took some friends for a ride on his latest invention - a hugely significant historical event, as the vehicle on which they rode was the world's first steam locomotive. Yet when Richard Trevithick died 32 years later, it was in poverty and relative obscurity. This is all the more remarkable in that the 'Cornish engine' of 1801 and its several successors, ... Read more

    $25.98 CAD

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  • The Canal Pioneers

    Canal Construction from 2,500 BC to the Early 20th Century

    by Anthony Burton ...
    A "superbly told" history of canals and the men who built them, from ancient empires to modern civilization—includes photos and illustrations ( Narrow Boat).Stones for the pyramids of Egypt were brought to the site by canal, and one of the most imposing canal systems ever built, the Grand Canal of China, was begun in the sixth century BC. Development after the end of the Roman Empire was slow, but ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Victorian and Edwardian Locomotive Portraits, Northern England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland

    by Anthony Burton ...
    Celebrates the evolution of steam locomotives during the Victorian and Edwardian eras through a rich collection of over a hundred historical photographs. The Victorian and Edwardian periods saw the development of the steam locomotive in Britain from a comparatively simple machine to a powerful main line express capable of speeds of a hundred miles an hour. The book starts with an introduction ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Independent Locomotive Builders

    An Overall Historical Survey

    by Anthony Burton ...
    The big railway companies had famous locomotive works such as Crewe and Swindon, but this is the story of the very many other companies, who not only built locomotives for the British railways but supplied them to railways all round the world. Many of these companies were highly innovative, developing engines of many different types from narrow gauge to articulated locomotives and specialist ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tracing Your Shipbuilding Ancestors

    A Guide For Family Historians

    by Anthony Burton ...
    Series series Tracing Your Ancestors
    Anthony Burton's concise and informative guide to British shipbuilding will be absorbing reading for anyone who wants to learn about its history or find out about the life of a shipbuilder and his family. In a clear and accessible way he traces its development from the medieval period to its peak in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and on into the present day. He describes how, at the ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Thomas Telford

    Master Builder of Roads & Canals

    by Anthony Burton ...
    Thomas Telford's life was extraordinary: born in the Lowlands of Scotland, where his father worked as a shepherd, he ended his days as the most revered engineer in the world, known punningly as The Colossus of Roads. He was responsible for some of the great works of the age, such as the suspension bridge across the Menai Straits and the mighty Pontcysyllte aqueduct. He built some of the best roads ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 200 Years of British Train Development

    An Illustrated History

    by Anthony Burton ...
    This book celebrates the bicentenary of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway by looking, not at locomotives, but at the rolling stock behind them, both passenger vehicles and goods wagons. 1825 saw the first train load of passengers hauled by a steam locomotive, but it was an experience not to be immediately repeated, as the Stockton & Darlington passenger service after the opening ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ocean Liners

    A New History

    by Anthony Burton ...
    Examines the realities of ocean liner travel, revealing contrasts between luxurious experiences and harsh immigrant conditions throughout history. There has always been a romance around ocean liners, but this book looks behind the romance to show the reality of travelling the oceans of the world. The book starts with the first scheduled transatlantic crossings in the age of sail, then moves on ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Canal Builders

    The Men Who Constructed Britain's Canals

    by Anthony Burton ...
    Canal Builders is a classic history book for anyone interested in the development of Britain's canal system. The book, which was first published in the 1970s, is now republished here in a new fifth edition. It takes the reader from the middle of the eighteenth century, to the start of the railway age in the early nineteenth century. Anthony Burton has revised and improved the original text, using ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A History of the Cotton Industry

    A Story in Three Continents

    by Anthony Burton ...
    This book is about technology and how it has changed the lives of people on three continents over the last three hundred years. The development of the cotton industry was the starting point for one of the great turning points in history – the industrial revolution. It began with the importation of cloth into Britain from India and that created a new fashion. As the demand for cotton cloth grew, ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Balloons and Airships

    A Tale of Lighter Than Air Aviation

    by Anthony Burton ...
    "Looks at the brave (and sometimes foolish) men and women who were responsible for . . . the development of manned flight" ( History of War).This book tells the often dramatic and always fascinating story of flight in lighter than air machines. For centuries man had dreamed of flying, but all attempts failed, until in 1782 the Montgolfier brothers constructed the world's first hot air balloon. The ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus