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George and Robert Stephenson: The Railway Revolution

By L. T. C. Rolt

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Hardcover:

9780837197470 | Reprint edition (Greenwood Pub Group, October 1, 1977), cover price $39.95

Paperback:

9781445655215 | Amberley Pub Plc, June 30, 2016, cover price $20.00

Narrow Boat

Product Description: Written by a renowned expert on canals and founder of the Inland Waterways Association, this title guides the reader from the Grand Union Canal to Lichfield and Coventry Canal.

By L. T. C. Rolt

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Paperback:

9780750960618 | 70 anv edition (Trafalgar Square, October 1, 2014), cover price $28.95 | About this edition: Written by a renowned expert on canals and founder of the Inland Waterways Association, this title guides the reader from the Grand Union Canal to Lichfield and Coventry Canal.

9780752451091 | History Pr Ltd, August 1, 2009, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: First published in 1944, this fully illustrated book has become a classic on its subject, and may be said to have started a revival of interest in the English waterways.

9780373225347, titled "Midnight Caller" | Harlequin Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $3.99 | also contains Midnight Caller

Red for Danger: The Classic History of British Railways Disasters

Product Description: Railway disasters are almost always the result of human fallibilityÂa single mistake by an engine-driver, guard, or signalman, or some lack of communication between themÂand it is in the short distance between the trivial error and its terrible consequence that the drama of the railway accident lies...read more

By L. T. C. Rolt

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9780752451060 | History Pr Ltd, August 1, 2009, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Railway disasters are almost always the result of human fallibilityÂa single mistake by an engine-driver, guard, or signalman, or some lack of communication between themÂand it is in the short distance between the trivial error and its terrible consequence that the drama of the railway accident lies.

George & Robert Stephenson

Product Description: The railways were the most revolutionary innovation of Victorian times and we owe them to these two men, the most important engineers of their time. They carried Britain into the modern age with dramatic speed, transforming the pace and style of everyday life...read more

By L. T. C. Rolt

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9781848681644, titled "George and Robert Stephenson: The Railway Revolution" | Amberley Pub Plc, June 19, 2009, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: The railways were the most revolutionary innovation of Victorian times and we owe them to these two men, the most important engineers of their time.

9780140076462 | Penguin Uk, June 1, 1999, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: This is a biography of the father and son who initiated the age of the railway.

The Clouded Mirror

Condemned to the British penal colony at Botany Bay for shooting the stepbrother who brutally raped her, Lucy Gamble finds herself pregnant and on her way to Australia, followed by her long-lost twin sister Faith

By L. T. C. Rolt

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9780553277258, titled "Under Southern Stars" | Bantam Books, June 1, 1989, cover price $4.95 | also contains Under Southern Stars | About this edition: Condemned to the British penal colony at Botany Bay for shooting the stepbrother who brutally raped her, Lucy Gamble finds herself pregnant and on her way to Australia, followed by her long-lost twin sister Faith

Thomas Telford

Thomas Telford, the son of a shepherd, was born in Westerkirk, Scotland in 1757. At the age of 14, he was apprenticed to a stonemason. He worked for a time in Edinburgh and in 1792, he moved to London. During his life, Telford built more than 1,000 miles of road, including the main road between London and Holyhead. This title talks about Telford.

By Neil Cossons (foreword by) and L. T. C. Rolt

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9780750945769 | New edition (History Pr Ltd, June 1, 2007), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Thomas Telford, the son of a shepherd, was born in Westerkirk, Scotland in 1757.

The Balloonists: The History of the First Aeronauts

Product Description: Beginning in 1783, when balloons first took flight, this is a complete history of balloons and the intrepid people who flew in them. It includes the first Channel crossing, showmen (and women) aeronauts, the largest balloon and the use of balloons in war...read more

By Don Cameron (foreword by) and L. T. C. Rolt

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9780750942027 | Sutton Pub Ltd, August 15, 2006, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: Beginning in 1783, when balloons first took flight, this is a complete history of balloons and the intrepid people who flew in them.

Victorian Engineering

Describing the course of British engineering throughout the 19th century, this book presents a survey which gives accounts of such developments as the building of the railways, the growth of ship-building and the introduction of gas and electricity. It examines the achievements of Brunel, Joseph Paxton and Robert Stephenson among others.

By L. T. C. Rolt

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9780750946575 | New edition (History Pr Ltd, January 1, 2010), cover price $26.95 | About this edition: Describing the course of British engineering throughout the 19th century, this book presents a survey which gives accounts of such developments as the building of the railways, the growth of ship-building and the introduction of gas and electricity.

9780140167450 | Penguin Uk, May 1, 2000, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Describing the course of British engineering throughout the 19th century, this survey gives accounts of such major developments as the building of the railways, the growth of ship-building and the introduction of gas and electricity.

Red for Danger: The Classic History of British Railway Disasters

Product Description: First published in 1955, and the result of Rolt's investigation and study of reports by H.M. Inspectorate of Railways, this book records the history of railway disasters, covering every major accident from 1840 to 1957 which resulted in a change in railway working practice...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By L. T. C. Rolt

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9780750920476 | Sutton Pub Ltd, July 1, 1999, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: First published in 1955, and the result of Rolt's investigation and study of reports by H.

Railway Adventure

Product Description: Rolt was one of a small group of amateur railwaymen who made their dream of running their own railway come true and his graphic and often amusing account of this unique achievement is a record of individual enterprise and creative effort as refreshing as it is rare...read more

By L. T. C. Rolt

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Hardcover:

9780862993672 | Reprint edition (Sutton Pub Ltd, May 1, 1992), cover price $33.00 | About this edition: First published in 1953, this edition contains many new pictures.

Paperback:

9780750915786 | Sutton Pub Ltd, April 1, 1998, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Rolt was one of a small group of amateur railwaymen who made their dream of running their own railway come true and his graphic and often amusing account of this unique achievement is a record of individual enterprise and creative effort as refreshing as it is rare.

The Making of a Railway

Product Description: Originally published in 1993 and now available in paperback, a photographic account of the building of the Great Central Railway which took place between 1894 and 1899.

By L. T. C. Rolt

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9780862995829 | Sutton Pub Ltd, October 1, 1990, cover price $28.00 | About this edition: Originally published in 1993 and now available in paperback, a photographic account of the building of the Great Central Railway which took place between 1894 and 1899.

Paperback:

9780750913546 | Sutton Pub Ltd, February 1, 1998, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: Originally published in 1993 and now available in paperback, a photographic account of the building of the Great Central Railway which took place between 1894 and 1899.

Engineers and Engineering: Papers of the Rolt Fellows

Product Description: Education

By R. Angus Buchanan (editor) and L. T. C. Rolt (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780861971183 | Moorland Pub Co, October 1, 1995, cover price $69.95 | About this edition: Education

From Sea to Sea

Product Description: , xii, 228, with colour fold out map at the rear, black and white illustrations thoughout

By L. T. C. Rolt

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9782910185022 | Gardners Books, November 1, 1994, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: , xii, 228, with colour fold out map at the rear, black and white illustrations thoughout

Landscapes With Figures: The Final Part of His Autobiography

By L. T. C. Rolt

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Hardcover:

9780862999988 | Sutton Pub Ltd, June 1, 1992, cover price $33.00

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