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The Willing Servant: A History of the Steam Locomotive | 
 enlarge | Author: David Ross
Publisher: Tempus
Category: Book
List Price: $55.00
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Sales Rank: 1735719
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.6
ISBN: 0752429868
Dewey Decimal Number: 385.3610941
EAN: 9780752429861
ASIN: 0752429868
Publication Date: January 1, 2004
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The history of the locomotive is long and complicated, and from the small locomotive designed by Richard Trevithick in 1804 grew some of the most powerful objects to move on land. Taking us through the last 200 years, David Ross tells not just the story of the steam engine but also of its effects on mankind. From small beginnings, the railway locomotive was responsible for the speed of industrialization in many countries, for commuting, for tourism, for industrial progress in all fields, and for making the people of the world a transient workforce.
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History of how the steam railroad spread around the world March 6, 2005
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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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