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The Steam Locomotive: A History | 
 enlarge | Author: David Ross
Publisher: Tempus
Category: Book
List Price: $27.50
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 617324
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0752439162
Dewey Decimal Number: 385
EAN: 9780752439167
ASIN: 0752439162
Publication Date: March 1, 2007
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This steam locomotive has been steaming ahead for two centuries. The railway locomotive was invented by a Cornishman called Richard Trevithick in February 1804. No longer was man dependent on moving at his own speed or that of a horse. With smoke belching from its chimney, the steam locomotive could carry freight and passengers at unheard of speeds. It was even thought that men would die of asphyxiation at speeds greater than 30mph! From small beginnings the railway locomotive was responsible for the speed of industrialisation in many countries, for commuting, for tourism, for industrial progress in all fields and for making the people of the world a transient workforce. Without it, the world would be a different place.
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History of how the steam railroad spread around the world March 6, 2005
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
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The rail steam locomotive was invented by a Cornish man in 1804, changing not only the nature and speed of travel, but becoming popular around the world to foster industrial growth in Britain, Europe and beyond: it even influenced the formation of the USA and Canada into unified nations. Surprisingly, David Ross' The Willing Servant: A History Of The Steam Locomotive is the first history of how the steam railroad spread around the world. From its initial design, construction and use to its final days, The Willing Servant: A History Of The Steam Locomotive includes a healthy multidisciplinary approach in considering the steam train's impact on the world.
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