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198 days ago

Full Steam Ahead: How the Railways Made Britain (book)

Cordwainer from Melville

Full Steam Ahead: How the Railways Made Britain

Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman. HarperCollins 2016. Hardback 320 pages, colour illustrated.

Inscription on blank inside page, otherwise excellent condition.

The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life - from trade and transportation to health and recreation.

Full Steam Ahead reveals how the world we live in today is entirely shaped by the rail network, charting the glorious evolution of rail transportation and how it left its mark on every aspect of life, landscape and culture.

Price: $10

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