Battle For The North

The Building Of The Tay And Forth Bridges And The 19th Century Railway Wars

by Charles Mckean
language: english
Publisher: Granta Books, August of 2007 ‧
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The first Tay Bridge collapsed into the sea in 1879. Its fall shook society's confidence in Victorian engineering. This book follows the career of engineer Thomas Bouch, ostracised from the engineering community when his bridge crashed into the Tay estuary. It also offers conclusions about why the first Tay Bridge collapsed.

Battle For The North

The Building Of The Tay And Forth Bridges And The 19th Century Railway Wars

by Charles Mckean

Property Description
ISBN: 9781862079403
Publisher: Granta Books
Release Date: August of 2007
Language: English
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 368
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Fiction > Biographies
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9781862079403