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Iron, steam & money : the making of the industrial revolution / Roger Osborne.

By:

Osborne, Roger, 1954- [author.]

Publisher: London : Pimlico, 2014Description: vi, 392 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781845952129 (pbk.) :
184595212X

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Summary: In late 18th-century Britain a handful of men brought about the greatest transformation in human history. This book tells the thrilling story of those few decades, the moments of inspiration, the rivalries, skulduggery and death threats, and the tireless perseverance of the visionaries who made it all happen.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
2 week loan	Hockney Library Main Floor	941.07/OSB (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		7412251232

Originally published: London: The Bodley Head, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In late 18th-century Britain a handful of men brought about the greatest transformation in human history. This book tells the thrilling story of those few decades, the moments of inspiration, the rivalries, skulduggery and death threats, and the tireless perseverance of the visionaries who made it all happen.

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Iron, steam & money : the making of the industrial revolution / Roger Osborne.

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