George Stephenson. The engineer and his letters
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- Author(s) Skeat, William O
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1973
- Pages 268pp; illus
- Publisher Institution of Mechanical Engineers
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Provides transcriptions of Stephenson's letters linking to the context in which they were written. The sections are: 'Early letters, 1816-25, and their background'; 'Struggle for the adoption of the steam locomotive, 1825-31'; 'Growth of public railways in Great Britain after 1830'; 'Rapid expansion of railways at home and their growth abroad'; 'Gradual establishment of the Stephensonian railway in the face of opposition'; 'Latter years - life at Tapton House, Chesterfield'; 'George Stephenson and the engineering profession - the establishment of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers'