Thomas Telford
By: Anthony Burton.
Publisher: Aurum
Published: 1999
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Telford, Thomas, 1757-1834.; Civil engineers -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Civil engineers -- Great Britain -- History.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-226) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; title: 1 The Shpherd's Son3; title: 2 ToEngland12; title: 3 The Shropshire Sueor 20; title: 4 TheFirst Canals35; title: 5 A Bsy and Vared Life53; title: 6 Backto the Highlands64; title: 7 The Cakdnian Cana The Begnnin gs73; title: 8 Building the Caedonian83; title: 9 Highland Roads, Bridges and Harbours101; title: 10 The Gotha Canal119; title: 11 False Starts and Disappointments134; title: 12 TheHolyhead Road144; title: 13 Po Bono Publico159; title: 14 ImdonDadys 172; title: 15 Railways versusCanals183; title: 16 At the FEn Rd of th Road202; title: Gazetteer211; title: Notes 218; title: Bibliography,225; title: Index 227.