ARGONAUT BOOKS

Railways, in simple wooden or stone form, have existed since prehistory. But from the 1750s onward the introduction of iron rails led to a dramatic technological evolution - one that would truly change the world. In this history, David Gwyn tells the neglected story of the early iron railway from a global perspective. Reviews "One does not have to be a train-spotter to read it: it tells a crucial story of our social and economic history, and does so with recourse to exceptional scholarship."-Simon Heffer, The Telegraph "Written with great confidence and considerable aplomb, ...Read More