George Hudson : the rise and fall of the railway king : a study in Victorian entrepreneurship
Arnold, A. J. (Tony)2004
Book
The building of the railways in Britain in the 19th-century was the greatest ever industrial undertaking in the world at that time. George Hudson, 'the railway king', established York as the hub of an ever-growing network of lines and this brought him huge wealth and great fame.
Main title:
George Hudson : the rise and fall of the railway king : a study in Victorian entrepreneurship / A.J. Arnold and S. McCartney.
Imprint:
London : Hambledon and London, 2004.
Collation:
xii, 317 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-307) and index.
ISBN:
9781852854010 (hbk)
Dewey class:
385.092385
Local class:
B HUD
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
63347