The Railway King: A Biography of George Hudson, Railway Pioneer and Fraudster - Couverture rigide

Beaumont, Robert

 
9780747232353: The Railway King: A Biography of George Hudson, Railway Pioneer and Fraudster
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ISBN 10 : 0747232350 ISBN 13 : 9780747232353
Editeur : Headline Review, 1999

Synopsis

George Hudson - the eponymous "Railway King" - started his career with a stroke of luck, inheriting #27,000 (a fortune in 1827) from a distant relative. He invested succesfully in the North Midland Railway, then formed his own Midland Railway, raising #5 million and bribing MP's along the way. But from his glory in 1845 he fell into disgrace, admitting corruption and selling land he did not own. He was eventually imprisoned in York Castle and died a broken man in 1871. His story provides an insight into 19th century politics and industrial progress, full of moral dilemmas and a testimony to the growth of the railways in Britain - a timely subject.

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À propos de l?auteur

Robert Beaumont embarked on a career as a journalist while at Oxford University and continued for twenty years at the Yorkshire Evening Press where he was named Feature Writer of the Year four times in the Yorkshire Newspaper Society Awards. He lives near York with his wife and two children.

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Éditeur
Headline Review
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0747232350
ISBN 13 
9780747232353
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  0747232369 ISBN 13 :  9780747232360
Editeur : Headline Review, 1999
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