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Lives of the engineers

Lives of the engineers

by Samuel Smiles

First published: 1861

Description

Stories of Great British Men and their Great Feats of engineering - diverting the Thames, draining vast swamps, etc. A very popular work at the time, extolling the will and spirit of heroic figures, turning acts of engineering into ripping tales.

Subjects

Biography Engineering Engineers History Roads Steam-engine Britain Engineers, biography Roads, great britain
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