The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life from trade and transportation to health and recreation.
Full Steam Ahead reveals how the world we live in today is entirely shaped by the rail network, charting the glorious evolution of rail transportation and how it left its mark on every aspect of life, landscape and culture. Peter Ginn and Ruth Goodman brilliantly bring this revolution to life in their trademark style which engages and captivates. They explore the everyday lives and the intangible ephemeral history that make up the stories of the people who built, worked and were affected by the railways. From the very first steam train to the infrastructure that is still used in part today, they look at the men, women and children who lived and sometimes died constructing Britain's railway heritage.
As they trace the emergence of the Industrial Revolution across the country, the authors discover a hidden layer of social history, using rail transportation as a backdrop to reveal Britain s radical change in social attitudes and culture across the 19th and early 20th centuries, including the rise of the working class, women s rights, industrial growth, economic decline, warfare and the birth of the great British holiday. They tell the stories of the historic characters whose lives were changed by this radical mode of transport.
Beautifully illustrated with photographs and artwork throughout, Full Steam Ahead is a passionate, charming and insightful look at Britain through the lens of one of its most momentous eras.
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Packed with delicious kernels of knowledge ... all served up by the most delightfully eccentric author I've ever encountered. Seldom have I had so much fun reading history. Seldom have I learnt so much. The Times
Always entertaining Observer
Fascinating, immersive history New York Times
--New York TimesHistorian Ruth Goodman is an expert in British social and domestic history. She has written and presented numerous acclaimed BBC television series and is a regular presenter on The One Show. She has co-authored numerous other books with Peter Ginn, including the bestselling Victorian Farm and Edwardian Farm.
Peter Ginn has swum the Rio Grande during a flash flood, graduated from the Institute of Archaeology UCL, had a picture hung in the National Gallery (aged 8 3/4), set fire to himself twice, made over fifty hours of award-winning primetime television for BBC Two, been forced up a pyramid at gun point, spent a night locked in the Tower of London, helped build a castle in France, broken into his headmaster s car (with his blessing), lost a black watch scotch egg in the middle of a tornado and learnt the secret of how to wrestle a cow.
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