David Gwyn traces the radical evolution of the early iron railway and the profound impact it had on human society. As railways began to wind their way across the world, Gwyn shows how they carved out the shape of a newly global economy?laying the foundations for today's globalized world.
Slates from quarries in Wales once went to roof the world. By the late nineteenth century as many as a third of all the roofing slates produced worldwide came from Wales, competing with quarries in France and the United States. This book traces the history of the industry.
The archaeological and industrial history of Gwynedd
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