The Last Journey of William Huskisson: How a Day of Triumph Became a Day of Despair at the Turn of a Wheel
by Simon Garfield
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0571210481
- ISBN 13
- 9780571210480
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About This Item
London: Faber and Faber. Very Good/Very Good. 2002. Hard Back. 8vo 0571210481 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks.. 256 pages clean and tight. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was the greatest engineering feat of its age. George and Robert Stephenson's Rocket was to become the most famous locomotive in history. William Huskisson was one of the greatest statesmen of his generation, and certainly the most accident prone. On 15 September 1830, the three met for the first time.Huskisson's fateful accident, in which the Rocket crushed his leg and thigh, is an unforgettable image of the Industrial Revolution. But what really happened on that day? How did the opening of the world's first passenger railway turn from a glorious morning into a tragic afternoon? The Last Journey of William Huskisson is a wonderfully entertaining tale of ambition, genius, rivalry and legend, plotting the eight year struggle to build a railway with a cast of engineers, politicians, actresses, surgeons, socialites and breathtaking machines. It is a loud and evocative snapshot of the times, but above all it is a deeply affecting human story of one man's shocking and very gory demise. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142387
- Title
- The Last Journey of William Huskisson: How a Day of Triumph Became a Day of Despair at the Turn of a Wheel
- Author
- Simon Garfield
- Format/Binding
- Hard Back
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0571210481
- ISBN 13
- 9780571210480
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2002
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About CHARLES BOSSOM
Charles Bossom has worked in the Book Trade since 1963, commencing at WH Smith Oxford and retiring in 1999 as Regional Manager Central England. The Charles Bossom bookselling business was started in early 2000. We offer a changing selection of old and out-of-print books in a wide range of subjects. We frequently add new items to our stock so visit us regularly.
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