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The Railway King
Edition en anglais
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Résumé
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 successfully in the North Midland Railway, then formed his own Midland Railway, raising £5 million and bribing MPs 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 excellent insight into nineteenth-century politics and industrial progress, full of moral dilemmas and a testimony to the growth of the railways in Britain - a timely subject.
His story provides an excellent insight into nineteenth-century politics and industrial progress, full of moral dilemmas and a testimony to the growth of the railways in Britain - a timely subject.
Fiche technique
- Date de parution : 09/11/2016
- Editeur : Headline
- ISBN : 978-1-4722-4653-0
- EAN : 9781472246530
- Format : ePub
- Caractéristiques du format ePub
- Protection num. : Contenu protégé
À propos de l'auteur
Biographie de Robert Beaumont
Robert Beamont grew up in Yorkshire with the Daily Express and Giles's cartoons. He 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, two children and two cats and follows, to his chagrin, York City FC.The Railway King est également présent dans les rayons
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