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  • The Canal Pioneers

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

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    $14.39 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

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

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    $15.19 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Tracing Your Shipbuilding Ancestors

    A Guide For Family Historians

    par Anthony Burton ...
    Collections 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 ... En savoir plus

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  • Richard Trevithick

    Giant of Steam

    par 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, ... En savoir plus

    $25.98 CAD

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  • Thomas Telford

    Master Builder of Roads & Canals

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

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  • Around Britain by Canal

    1,000 Miles of Waterways

    par Anthony Burton ...
    A classic of canal travel—featuring previously unpublished color photographs.This is the story of a thousand-mile-long trip around England by canal. At times the journey took Anthony Burton out into the beautiful countryside, and elsewhere the canal crept round the edge of old industrial towns. It is a journey that proved full of surprises, delights and rich variety, as Around Britain by Canal: ... En savoir plus

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  • Maritime London

    An Historical Journey in Pictures and Words

    par Anthony Burton ...
    The book looks at London's maritime history from the establishment of Roman Londinium to the present day. It discusses many different aspects of life on the Thames and its connecting waterways and canals. There was a time when the River Thames was the main highway for the city, when watermen plied their trade carrying passengers and goods in a wide variety of craft, ranging from rowing boats to ... En savoir plus

    $19.19 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • A History of the Cotton Industry

    A Story in Three Continents

    par 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, ... En savoir plus

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  • Josiah Wedgwood

    A New Biography

    par Anthony Burton ...
    The story of the innovative genius who became pottery maker to royalty—and to the world: "You don't have to know a glaze from a slip to enjoy this." — Kirkus ReviewsBorn in Staffordshire, England, to a family of traditional potters in 1730, Josiah Wedgwood would grow up to revolutionize the industry, founding the company still world-renowned in the twenty-first century. When he started work, the ... En savoir plus

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  • The Independent Locomotive Builders

    An Overall Historical Survey

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

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  • Mines and Miners of Cornwall and Devon

    The Tin and Copper Industries

    par Anthony Burton ...
    The eminent historian and author of The Rise of King Cotton uncovers the centuries-old story of tin mining in Southern England.Tin mining has existed in Cornwall and parts of Devon since before the Romans arrived in Britain. In this book, historian Anthony Burton explores the region's tin mining industry from its earliest period through to the present day.A specialist in the history of technology, ... En savoir plus

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  • Victorian and Edwardian Locomotive Portraits

    The South of England

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

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