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Man of Iron
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 449

Man of Iron

The enthralling Sunday Times-bestselling biography of the shepherd boy who changed the world with his revolutionary engineering and whose genius we still benefit from today'A biography of great verve ... brings back to vivid life a man who should never have been forgotten' Andrew Marr'An evocative biography of Britain's greatest civil engineer ... Glover catches the thrill of Telford's engineering quite beautifully' GuardianThomas Telford's name is familiar; his story less so. Born in 1757 in the Scottish Borders, his father died in his infancy, plunging the family into poverty. Telford's life soared to span almost eight decades of gloriously obsessive, prodigiously productive energy. Few pe...

Thomas Telford
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 237

Thomas Telford

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-06-17
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  • Publisher: Wharncliffe

Thomas Telford's life was extraordinary: born in the Lowlands of Scotland, where his father worked as a shepherd, he ended his days as the most revered engineer in the world, known punningly as The Colossus of Roads. He was responsible for some of the great works of the age, such as the suspension bridge across the Menai Straits and the mighty Pontcysyllte aqueduct. He built some of the best roads seen in Britain since the days of the Romans and constructed the great Caledonian Canal, designed to take ships across Scotland from coast to coast. He did as much as anyone to turn engineering into a profession and was the first President of the newly formed Institution of Civil Engineers. All thi...

A History of Inland Transport and Communication in England
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 363

A History of Inland Transport and Communication in England

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2022-08-01
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  • Publisher: DigiCat

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A History of Inland Transport and Communication in England" by Edwin A. Pratt. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

A History of England from the Conclusion of the Great War in 1815
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 478

A History of England from the Conclusion of the Great War in 1815

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1890
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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A History of England from the Conclusion of the Great War in 1815
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 504
New International Business English Updated Edition Teacher's Book
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 228

New International Business English Updated Edition Teacher's Book

New International Business English is a flexible course at the upper-intermediate level for people who need or will soon need to use English in their day-to-day work.All four skills - listening, speaking, reading, writing - are developed through a wide range of tasks which closely reflect the world of work.

An Illustrated Literary Guide to Shropshire
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 144

An Illustrated Literary Guide to Shropshire

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1987
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 766

Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1838
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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I Never Gave My Consent
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 241

I Never Gave My Consent

In 2013, a series of high-profile court cases sent shockwaves through the West Midlands town of Telford. Seven men, all from the town’s Pakistani heritage community, were jailed for selling vulnerable young girls for sex. The convictions made national news, but for one girl the chilling headlines were all too real. Holly Archer was just fourteen when her life changed forever after becoming embroiled in a frightening web of exploitation and abuse. Enduring countless violent rapes and death threats, she was forced to sleep with several men a night. As her abusers’ grip tightened, she fell into despair, twice becoming pregnant. Hours after her last GCSE exam, Holly took an overdose in a des...