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GREAT RAILWAY BATTLES - Dramatic Conflicts of the early railway years.

GREAT RAILWAY BATTLES - Dramatic Conflicts of the early railway years.

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GREAT RAILWAY BATTLES - Dramatic Conflicts of the early railway years.

by BOYD, GEOFFREY:

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ISBN 13
9781857940336
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.MINT/NMINT.Some very slight shelf wear/ crinkling of top+bottom dw/dj's edges.UK,8vo,176pp,profusely illustrated with maps and b/w photographs. Britain's railway system was born in an era that saw the country experiencing change at an incredible pace.Within the space of a century the economic and social structure altered from its centuries-old farming base to a new society dominated by the dark Satanic mills of industry, and the coal,iron and steam that fed them.The rapid pace was often erratic and ill-disciplined - leading to a more adventurous commercial philosophy characterised by a healthy regard for profit and a fairly easy-going approach about achieving it. The enterprising acted first - justifying it afterwards.Stormy share-holders meetings,court room battles,boardroom subterfuge and shouting and jeering labourers brandishing pick-axe handles were all part of the birth-pangs of the railway network.With the extrovert characters and colourful events,the events cast a fresh light on the moral and commercial standards of the day.Based on detailed research and contemporary accounts - supported by 'campaign maps' and photos of the 'battlefields' today,the book describes the background,events and outcome of 20 of the most dramatic of these conflicts. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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Title
GREAT RAILWAY BATTLES - Dramatic Conflicts of the early railway years.
Author
BOYD, GEOFFREY:
Illustrator
illus with maps and b/w photographs.
Book Condition
Used - MINT.
Jacket Condition
Near MINT.
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Edition
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
1857940334
ISBN 13
9781857940336
Publisher
UK.PETERBOROUGH.SILVER LINK PUBLISHING LTD,1994.
Place of Publication
Peterborough
This edition first published
1994
Keywords
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