Railways' Strangest Tales: Extraordinary but True Stories from Almost 200 Years of Rail Travel - Couverture souple

Quinn, Tom

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1911042807 ISBN 13 : 9781911042808

Editeur : Portico, 2017

Synopsis

Please Read Notes: Brand New, International Softcover Edition, Printed in black and white pages, minor self wear on the cover or pages, Sale restriction may be printed on the book, but Book name, contents, and author are exactly same as Hardcover Edition. Fast delivery through DHL/FedEx express.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

From the very start, when George Stephenson's famous Rocket knocked over and killed a government minister at the opening of the Liverpool to Manchester line in 1830, the world's railways have given rise to intriguing stories. In this fascinating book, updated with a new selection of tales, railway buff Tom Quinn explores the bizarre side of train travel, featuring weird weather conditions, audacious robberies, hair-raising accidents, vanishing passengers, an infestation of maggots and a mysterious missing mummy. From the dawn of rail travel, when speeds of 15mph were considered dangerous to health and people mistook engines for fire-breathing demons, through the Victorian heyday of royal trains and seaside specials to today's more prosaic leaves on the line, this whistlestop tour through railways' long and storied history is the perfect gift for armchair travelers, history fans and trainspotters.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Tom Quinn has written five titles in the Strangest series.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Portico
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1911042807
• ISBN 13: 9781911042808
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256