Iron, Stone and Steam : Brunel's Railway Empire, Tim Bryan

Iron, Stone and Steam : Brunel's Railway Empire, Tim BryanNew Paperback Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Victorian icon, engineer, artist, architect, designer and visionary, entrepreneur and celebrity. His astounding feats changed the British landscape, and this new book tells the story of his awe inspiring achievements and innovations as a railway engineer. New to the developing world of railways in the early 1830s, Brunel soon came to rival George and Robert Stephenson, as he embarked on what he called the finest

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