Waterstones Fifty Railways That Changed the Course of History
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Price: £14.99
Brand: Waterstones
Description: Fifty Railways that Changed the Course of History is a fascinating and beautifully presented guide to the train lines and rail companies that have had the greatest impact on modern civilization. Entries range from the Metropolitan Line of the London Underground, the world's first underground railway, to the Pacific Railroad, the first transcontinental railroad in North America. In order to justify the assertion that they literally 'changed the course of history,' each railway is judged by its influence in five categories: Engineering, Society, commerce, Politics, and Military. Waterstones Fifty Railways That Changed the Course of History - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9781446302903
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ISBN: 9781446302903
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Author: Kate
Rating: 5
Review: Thus was a gift. I do not know what the recipient thought if it but the little I saw when I looked through it before wrapping it was good and interesting.
Author: Nicholas R.
Rating: 1
Review: According to the biographical note Bil Laws is a journalist and gardening writer, and it shows in this poorly written book. There is no shortage of railway books on the market, many written by experts, so I do not recommend this book. The choice of railways to fit the 50 chapters format is sometimes obscure and sometimes includes more than one subject shoehorned into one section. At times misleading (confusing the High Speed 1 railway line with the Eurostar service) and at other times simply wrong (the Talyllyn Railway did not reopen in1976,it never closed) and with a few typos thrown in this is a book to avoid.
