A biography of an unsung Victorian hero, Joseph Paxton was the man behind the garden design at Chatsworth and the Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition of 1851.
In 1988 several white managers of the Shoney's restaurant chain protested against the company's discriminatory hiring practices, including an order to blacken the "e;O"e; in "e;Shoney's"e; on minorities' job applications so that the marked forms could be discarded.
This concise guide zooms in on the period of American history known as the Industrial Revolution, from its earliest beginnings in the mid-18th century to just after the First World War.
A radical new history of energy and humanity's insatiable need for resources that will change the way we talk about climate change *Winner of a Nouvel Observateur Award, a Fondation pour l' cologie politique Award, the Prix du jury Turgot and the Prix du S nat du livre d histoire 2025**Selected as an Economist and Financial Times Book of the Year*It has become habitual to think of our relationship with energy as one of transition: with wood superseded by coal, coal by oil, oil by nuclear and then at some future point all replaced by green sources.
This concise guide zooms in on the period of American history known as the Industrial Revolution, from its earliest beginnings in the mid-18th century to just after the First World War.
Through this book's roughly 50 reference entries, readers will gain a better appreciation of what life during the Industrial Revolution was like and see how the United States and Europe rapidly changed as societies transitioned from an agrarian economy to one based on machines and mass production.
Sunday Times BestsellerAs quintessentially British as a plate of fish and chips or a British Bulldog, the boxy, utilitarian Land Rover Defender has become an iconic part of what it is to be British.
TEXT ONLY EBThe Sunday Times BestsellerA glorious insight into Britain over the last 150 years - its history, landscape and people - from the window of Britain's many and magnificent railway journeys.
The Sunday Times BestsellerA glorious insight into Britain over the last 150 years - its history, landscape and people - from the window of Britain's many and magnificent railway journeys.
The essential guide to exploring Britain's last remaining historic lines, Britain's Heritage Railways is ideal for anyone planning or looking for a nostalgic railway trip.
In 2004, after felling his last chimney and retiring from steeplejacking, Fred took to the road on his beloved traction engine for the BBC series Made in Britain.
Der vorliegende Band der Montafoner Schriftenreihe verweist im Rahmen der regionalen Bergbaugeschichte auf eine weitere Montantätigkeit im Montafon: Der Gipsbergbau war im vorderen Montafon, besonders in St.
Die Gleichzeitigkeit des Ungleichzeitigen am Beispiel kommunaler Kulturpolitik der Industriestadte Gelsenkirchen und Wolfsburg in der jungen Bundesrepublik.
'This heartfelt story is perfect for fans of Dilly Court and Katie Flynn' - Candis'Gritty and moving story-telling' - Peterborough TelegraphAnnie Murray's The Pearl Button Girl is book one in the Children of Birmingham series, starting in Victorian Birmingham and following the trials and triumphs of the Fletcher family.
Entdecken Sie die Vielfalt und Tiefe der deutschen Kultur und IdentitätKulturelle Wurzeln und nationale Identitäten erlangen eine immer größere Bedeutung.
Nach Jahrzehnten des nahezu kontinuierlichen wirtschaftlichen Wachstums in der Nachkriegszeit kehrte ab den 1970er Jahren auch in Österreich und Tirol wieder die "ökonomische Normalität" mit Auf- und Abschwüngen von Konjunkturzyklen ein.
The 19th-century MP John Burns described the Thames as 'liquid history' and ever since the Romans founded Londinium in 43 AD, the river has played a key cultural and economic, political and social role in the history of England.
In meinem Buch geht es um alle geschichtlichen Ereignisse aus der Vergangenheit, die in Archiven und von Heimtarforschern aufgezeichnet wurden und auch teilweise Urkunden zu finden sind.
Leviathane der Lüfte: Amerikas Luftschifffahrt bis 1945In "Leviathane der Lüfte: Amerikas Luftschifffahrt bis 1945" nimmt uns Thomas Gustav mit auf eine faszinierende Reise durch die Entwicklung der amerikanischen Luftschifffahrt.
A powerful new history of the Great Strike in the miners’ own voices, based on more than 140 interviews with former miners and their families Forty years ago, Arthur Scargill led the National Union of Mineworkers on one of the largest strikes in British history.
Geht man der Frage nach, wer die Fußballvereine im Ruhrgebiet in den letzten 100 Jahren groß gemacht hat, kommt man an diesen zwölf Männern kaum vorbei.
Geht man der Frage nach, wer die Fußballvereine im Ruhrgebiet in den letzten 100 Jahren groß gemacht hat, kommt man an diesen zwölf Männern kaum vorbei.
A powerful new history of the Great Strike in the miners’ own voices, based on more than 140 interviews with former miners and their families Forty years ago, Arthur Scargill led the National Union of Mineworkers on one of the largest strikes in British history.
Das Buch "Von Dampfloks und Ikraus-Bussen" enthält eine Auswahl an privaten historischen Schwarz-Weiß-Aufnahmen, die allesamt in den 1980er Jahren in (Lutherstadt) Wittenberg und dessen Umfeld entstanden.
From an impoverished childhood in the Scottish highlands to Victorian London, this is the inspiring story of two brothers - Daniel and Alexander Macmillan - who built a publishing empire - and brought Alice in Wonderland to the world.
Al finalizar el siglo XIX, Colombia asistió a un tímido proceso de modernización material traducido en el estímulo a algunos tramos ferroviarios, líneas de comunicación y ferrerías.
