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William Armstrong: Magician of the North by Henrietta Heald (Hardcover, 2010)
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Author : Henrietta Heald. William Armstrong: Magician of the North. Used - Good: All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting.
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Magician of the North is the first full-scale biography of this extraordinary man. William George Armstrong was a visionary inventor, engineer and businessman who bestrode the 19th-century world like a colossus, bringing global renown to his great Elswick works on the Tyne, while adding lustre to Britain's imperial might. In its heyday, Elswick employed 25,000 people in the manufacture of hydraulic cranes, warships and armaments. He created Cragside in Northumberland, the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity, and planted in its grounds seven million trees. At Cragside his guests included the Shah of Persia, the King of Siam, the Prime Minister of China and the future kings Edward VII and George V. This book is much more, however, than the life of one man. It is the story of Britain at the height of empire, riding the crest of industrial success - a country awash with scientific and technological achievements, bursting with hopes and dreams. It will appeal as much to lovers of romance as to more practically inclined readers. The Queen and the Prince Consort played a vital role in fostering the scientific ferment, but so did characters such as Michael Faraday, Charles Darwin and Thomas Huxley. It was the era of the self-made man, and no one personified Samuel Smiles's doctrine of 'self-help' more clearly than William Armstrong.Product Identifiers
PublisherMcnidder & Grace
ISBN-139781904794493
eBay Product ID (ePID)93053328
Product Key Features
Book TitleWilliam Armstrong: Magician of the North
AuthorHenrietta Heald
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicEngineering & Technology
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages320 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorHenrietta Heald
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 17 Sep, 2022
A good introduction to William Armstrong and Cragside
This is a well researched and presented work on an engineering and business genius of the Victorian era. I was inspired to purchase this book after a visit to Cragside which was Armstrong's home.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
