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The Last Journey of William Huskisson - Book by Simon Garfield

Name: The Last Journey of William Huskisson
Author: Simon Garfield

Simon Garfield recounts the tragic yet fascinating story of William Huskisson, a British politician who became the first widely reported railway fatality in 1830. Huskisson was struck by George Stephenson’s famous locomotive, the Rocket, during the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Garfield vividly describes the early days of railway travel, public fascination with industrial progress, and the risks of new technology.

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Great Britain

Original Language: English

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