The Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850

The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway Railways, in simple wooden...
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Author: David Gwyn
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The Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850 by Gwyn, David

The Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850

$413.21

The Coming of the Railway: A New Global History, 1750-1850

$413.21
Author: David Gwyn
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway

Railways, in simple wooden or stone form, have existed since prehistory. But from the 1750s onward the introduction of iron rails led to a dramatic technological evolution--one that would truly change the world.

In this rich new history, David Gwyn tells the neglected story of the early iron railway from a global perspective. Driven by a combination of ruthless enterprise, brilliant experimenters, and international cooperation, railway construction began to expand across the world with astonishing rapidity. From Britain to Australia, Russia to America, railways would bind together cities, nations, and entire continents. Rail was a tool of industry and empire as well as, eventually, passenger transport, and developments in technology occurred at breakneck speed--even if the first locomotive in America could muster only 6 mph.

The Coming of the Railway explores these fascinating developments, documenting the early railway's outsize social, political, and economic impact--carving out the shape of the global economy as we know it today.

Author: David Gwyn
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 06/13/2023
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.76lbs
Size: 9.41h x 6.40w x 1.42d
ISBN: 9780300267891


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2023

About the Author
David Gwyn is a historian of the industrial and modern period. He is actively involved in the railway heritage movement, serving as a trustee of the Ffestiniog Railway and as chairman of the Bala Lake Railway Company.

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