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11 produkter
Brunel: A Pocket Biography
A Pocket Biography
Av L T C Rolt
Häftad, 2006
134 kr
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At 19, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was in charge, under his father, of an engineering work that is the wonder of Europe: the Thames tunnel, completed in 1843. This book traces Brunel's life and career, the man of immense energy who came to dominate civil engineering in the 19th century and whose legacy …
Victorian Engineering
Av L T C Rolt
Häftad, 2010
220 kr
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L T C Rolt was an engineer and pioneer of industrial history; in this book he combined these two passions to give us a fascinating account of the men who 'made' Britain. From Brunel to Telford, he takes us on a journey from the first railway tracks being laid down to bridges spanning hitherto …
Narrow Boat
Av L T C Rolt
Häftad, 2014
209 kr
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First published in 1944, and now reissued with new black-and-white illustrations and a foreword by Jo Bell, Canal Laureate, this book has become a classic on its subject, and may be said to have started a revival of interest in the English waterways. It was on a spring day in 1939 that L.T.C. Rolt …
Landscape with Machines
The First Part of His Autobiography
Av L T C Rolt
Häftad, 2017
189 kr
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L.T.C. Rolt’s fame was born from his unique ability to produce works of literature from subject matter seemingly ill suited to such treatment – engineering, canals, railways, steam engines, agricultural machinery, vintage cars – such as in his classic biographies of Brunel, Telford, Trevithick and …
Landscape with Canals
The Second Part of his Autobiography
Av L T C Rolt
Häftad, 2017
189 kr
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L.T.C. Rolt’s fame was born from his unique ability to produce works of literature from subject matter seemingly ill suited to such treatment – engineering, canals, railways, steam engines, agricultural machinery, vintage cars – such as in his classic biographies of Brunel, Telford, Trevithick and …
Red for Danger
The Classic History of British Railway Disasters
Av L T C Rolt
Häftad, 2009
203 kr
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Railway disasters are almost always the result of human fallibility – a single mistake by an engine-driver, guard or signalman, or some lack of communication between them – and it is in the short distance between the trivial error and its terrible consequence that the drama of the railway accident …
Sleep No More
Railway, Canal and Other Stories of the Supernatural
Av L T C Rolt
Häftad, 2010
179 kr
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This powerful collection of stories of the supernatural combines L.T.C. Rolt's writing talent with his unparalleled knowledge of Britain's industrial heritage to produce tales of real mystery and imagination. This haunting anthology takes the reader on a journey from Cornwall to Wales and from the …
Railway Adventure
Av L T C Rolt
Häftad, 2010
165 kr
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L T C Rolt was one of a small group of amateur railwaymen who made their dream of running their own railway come true. His vivid and often amusing account of this unique achievement is a record of individual enterprise and creative effort as refreshing as it is rare. Established by Act of …
Balloonists
The History of the First Aeronauts
Av L T C Rolt
Häftad, 2010
152 kr
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In 1783 the Montgolfier brothers made history with the first hot-air balloon flight, and so began the era of flight and man's love affair with the skies. In this book, LTC Rolt (the pioneer of industrial history) takes us on a journey through the history of ballooning. sprinkled with lively …
Landscape with Figures
The Final Part of His Autobiography
Av L T C Rolt
Häftad, 2017
195 kr
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L.T.C. Rolt’s fame was born from his unique ability to produce works of literature from subject matter seemingly ill suited to such treatment – engineering, canals, railways, steam engines, agricultural machinery, vintage cars – such as in his classic biographies of Brunel, Telford, Trevithick and …
George and Robert Stephenson
The Railway Revolution
Häftad, 2016
150 kr
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The railways were the most revolutionary innovation of Victorian times.They carried Britain into the modern age with dramatic speed, transforming the pace and style of everyday life. We owe them to two men who, father and son, can lay claim to be the most important engineers of their time, George …
