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    Full Steam Ahead: How the Railways Made Britain
    Full Steam Ahead: How the Railways Made Britain
    Full Steam Ahead: How the Railways Made Britain
    Audiobook6 hours

    Full Steam Ahead: How the Railways Made Britain

    Written by Peter Ginn and Ruth Goodman

    Narrated by Peter Ginn and Ruth Goodman

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    The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life – from trade and transportation to health and recreation.

    Full Steam Ahead reveals how the world we live in today is entirely shaped by the rail network, charting the glorious evolution of rail transportation and how it left its mark on every aspect of life, landscape and culture. Peter Ginn and Ruth Goodman brilliantly bring this revolution to life in their trademark style which engages and captivates. They explore the everyday lives and the intangible ephemeral history that make up the stories of the people who built, worked and were affected by the railways. From the very first steam train to the infrastructure that is still used in part today, they look at the men, women and children who lived and sometimes died constructing Britain's railway heritage.

    As they trace the emergence of the Industrial Revolution across the country, the authors discover a hidden layer of social history, using rail transportation as a backdrop to reveal Britain’s radical change in social attitudes and culture across the 19th and early 20th centuries, including the rise of the working class, women’s rights, industrial growth, economic decline, warfare and the birth of the great British holiday. They tell the stories of the historic characters whose lives were changed by this radical mode of transport.

    Beautifully illustrated with photographs and artwork throughout, Full Steam Ahead is a passionate, charming and insightful look at Britain through the lens of one of its most momentous eras.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateJul 28, 2016
    ISBN9780008201760

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    • 5/5
      A good companion for their BBC series Full Steam Ahead!
    • 5/5
      Ruth & Peter are wonderful historians - love all the history they provide in all their products!