Industrialisation & industrial history books

The historic quarter of Bradford known as Little Germany is famed for its architectural design and German cultural...  Read More >>

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It went on to grow astronomically – owning collieries in three counties and ore mines in two – and became the largest...  Read More >>

The eighteenth century saw the second Iron Age. The knife grinders of Sheffield were lucky to reach their 30th birthday...  Read More >>

Detailed, comprehensive and well-illustrated history of RNCF Holton Heath in Dorset. The factory was the principal...  Read More >>

This wide-ranging and extensively researched work reviews the way in which the British army exploited the potential...  Read More >>

An examination of how the technical choices, social hierarchies, economic structures, and political dynamics shaped...  Read More >>

The industrial age has proved to be a formative period for Europe. Industrial heritage nowadays bears witness to...  Read More >>

The story of Hanford and the Tri-Cities of Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick illuminates the history of the modern...  Read More >>

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He was responsible for building the Great Western Railway main line, introducing regular steamship travel across...  Read More >>

Meticulously researched, Georgina Green's Sir Charles Raymond of Valentines and the East India Company offers readers...  Read More >>

American business has always had deep roots in community. For over a century, the country looked to philanthropic...  Read More >>

"Disasters have been a menace, throughout history. Earlier, disasters were, mainly due to natural happenings and...  Read More >>

This book stresses the importance of restoring traditional practices so that we can build beautiful and sustainable...  Read More >>

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Transport in British Fiction is the first essay collection devoted to transport and its various types horse, train,...  Read More >>

Bringing great writing back into print - a Faber Finds book.  Read More >>

The development of roads and highways was critical to early economic and social development of Ontario. This book...  Read More >>

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

This full-colour guide tells the fascinating story of the steam engine, the power source for almost every aspect...  Read More >>

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The death of Georgia governor-elect Eugene Talmadge in late 1946 launched a constitutional crisis that ranks as...  Read More >>