Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 519 g
With an Introductory History of Roads and Travelling in Great Britain
Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 519 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
ISBN: 978-1-108-06789-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
This biography of the civil engineer Thomas Telford (1757-1834) was published in 1867 by Samuel Smiles (1812-1904), the author of Self-Help and of other biographies of engineers and innovators. Smiles had already written about Telford's life and achievements in Volume 2 of his Lives of the Engineers (which is also reissued in this series), but in returning to the topic he adds to this new edition an introductory section (taken from Volume 1 of Lives of the Engineers) on the history of roads in Britain, from prehistoric trackways, via the Romans, to the modern road-building system pioneered by John Metcalf (the extraordinary 'Blind Jack of Knaresborough') and Telford himself. This illustrated work gives engaging accounts from earlier writers of the perils of road travel, and also deals in detail with Telford's own career as a builder of roads, bridges and canals.
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- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Historische Geographie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Verkehrsplanung, Verkehrspolitik
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historische Geographie, Landkarten & Atlanten
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Preface; Part I. Early Roads and Modes of Travelling: 1. Old roads; 2. Early modes of conveyance; 3. Manners and customs influenced by the state of the roads; 4. Roads and travelling in Scotland in the last century; 5. Roads and travelling in England towards the end of the last century; 6. John Metcalf, road-maker; Part II. Life of Thomas Telford: 1. Eskdale; 2. Langholm - Telford a stonemason; 3. Working mason in London, and foreman at Portsmouth; 4. Surveyor for the county of Salop; 5. First employment as engineer; 6. The Ellesmere canal; 7. Iron and other bridges; 8. Highland roads and bridges; 9. Telford's Scotch harbours; 10. Caledonian and other canals; 11. Telford as a road-maker; 12. The Menai and Conway suspension bridges; 13. Docks, drainage, and bridges; 14. Southey's tour in the Highlands; 15. Telford's later years - death and character; Index.
