About this title: Since Victorian times, London's Underground has made an extraordinary contribution to the economy of the capital and has played a vital role in the daily life of generations of Londoners. This wide-ranging history of the Underground celebrates the vision and determination of the Victorian pioneers who conceived this revolutionary transport system and the men who tunnelled to make the Tube. From the early days of steam to electrification, via the Underground's contribution to twentieth-century industrial design and its role during two world wars, the story comes right in to the present with ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781843540236ISBN:1843540231
Description: Good. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: ATLANTIC BOOKS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781843540236ISBN:1843540231
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 384 pages. (384 pages) how the london underground was built and how it changed the city forever. now in paperback: the dramatic story of the men who made the world's first, and still the largest, underground passenger railway. 20pl edition new ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781843540236ISBN:1843540231
Description: New. How the London Underground was Built and How it Changed the City Forever. Now in paperback: the dramatic story of the men who made the world's first, and still the largest, underground passenger railway. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781843540236ISBN:1843540231
Description: Good. Good, never read-books may have a tear, creasing, or other defect. Slight creasing of spine. Apart from this, good condition. No.1 BESTSELLERS-great prices, friendly customer service-usually dispatched within 24 hrs. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781843540236ISBN:1843540231
Description: Good. Good, never read-books may have a tear, creasing, or other defect. Apart from this, good condition. No.1 BESTSELLERS-great prices, friendly customer service-usually dispatched within 24 hrs. read more
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"This book reveals the wheelings and dealings which surround the building of London's UndergrounD. So much of it very relevant to today's corporate shady practices. Also,the American contribution. It therefore will be of interest to readers on both sides of the pond; and above and below ground."
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