What the Victorians Did for Us

Adam Hart-Davis

• 01 september 2001
• 9780755310104

Samenvatting:

When Victoria came to the throne in 1837, Britain was on the brink of world supremacy in the production of iron, steel, and steam engines, and had seen an explosion of growth and developments that included railways, the electric telegraph, and wool production. The tremendous feeling of national pride was celebrated in the Great Exhibition of 1851. Drawing on his consummate skill as a storyteller, Adam Hart?Davis shows how Victorian movers and shakers changed our world.