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Battle for the North
Charles Mckean
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Description for Battle for the North
Paperback. The first Tay Bridge collapsed into the sea in 1879. Its fall shook society's confidence in Victorian engineering. This book follows the career of engineer Thomas Bouch, ostracised from the engineering community when his bridge crashed into the Tay estuary. It also offers conclusions about why the first Tay Bridge collapsed. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; BGT; HBTK; TNCJ; TRF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
The first Tay Bridge collapsed into the sea in 1879, only eighteen months after it had opened, drowning seventy-two people travelling by train to Dundee. Shock reverberated through Britain, and the public demanded answers. The bridge had been hailed as a triumph of construction, and its fall shook society's confidence in the excellence of Victorian engineering. This epic tale of engineering follows the rise and fall of the career of engineer Thomas Bouch, ostracized from the engineering community when his bridge crashed into the Tay estuary. Charles McKean offers new conclusions about why the first Tay Bridge collapsed and tells ... Read more
The first Tay Bridge collapsed into the sea in 1879, only eighteen months after it had opened, drowning seventy-two people travelling by train to Dundee. Shock reverberated through Britain, and the public demanded answers. The bridge had been hailed as a triumph of construction, and its fall shook society's confidence in the excellence of Victorian engineering. This epic tale of engineering follows the rise and fall of the career of engineer Thomas Bouch, ostracized from the engineering community when his bridge crashed into the Tay estuary. Charles McKean offers new conclusions about why the first Tay Bridge collapsed and tells ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781862079403
SKU
V9781862079403
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About Charles Mckean
Charles McKean is Professor of Architectural History at Dundee university. He lives in Edinburgh.
Reviews for Battle for the North
The triumphs and disasters of a thrilling piece of engineering history
Sunday Telegraph
Charles McKean's account of the lobbying, wrangling and financial crisis during the construction is as compelling as his account of the courtroom drama ... gripping ... a vivid account
The Times
At the core of McKean's book is how Scotland's railway network developed. ... Read more
Sunday Telegraph
Charles McKean's account of the lobbying, wrangling and financial crisis during the construction is as compelling as his account of the courtroom drama ... gripping ... a vivid account
The Times
At the core of McKean's book is how Scotland's railway network developed. ... Read more