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GEORGE STEPHENSON A BIOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF THE FATHER OF RAILWAYS

by Hunter Davies

Published by Purnell Book Services Limited. 1975

Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. Book club edition. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 337 pages. B/w photos.

Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Name and date in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Foxing to textblock and first few and last few pages. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed and creased.

Stock no. 1330888

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Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1 Early Years
  • 2 The Safety Lamp Row
  • 3 Locomotion
  • 4 Picking up the Peases
  • 5 Building the Darlington Line
  • 6 The Opening
  • 7 Robert
  • 8 Liverpool: The story so far
  • 9 George's Darkest Hour
  • 10 Robert Returns
  • 11 Rainhill and the Rocket
  • 12 The Grand Opening
  • 13 After Liverpool the World
  • 14 George Hudson and Railway Mania
  • 15 George Stephenson's last Years
  • 16 After George
  • Postscript: Th George Stephenson Tour
  • Appendix
  • Bibligraphy
  • Index

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