BLOOD, IRON AND GOLD: HOW THE RAILWAYS TRANSFORMED THE WORLD

Book ID/图书代码： 00970008B29723

English Summary/英文概要： This is a Christmas hardback with tremendous sales potential. "Blood, Iron and Gold" tells the dramatic story of the people and events that shaped the world’s railways, stimulating economic growth and social change on an unprecedented scale. The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of a revolution in transportation. "Blood, Iron and Gold" reveals the huge impact of the railways as they spread rapidly across the world, linking cities that had hitherto been isolated, stimulating both economic growth and social change on an unprecedented scale. From Panama to the Punjab, Tasmania to Turin, Christian Wolmar describes the vision and determination of the pioneers who developed railways that would one day span continents, as well as the labour of the navvies who endured horrific conditions to build this global network. Wolmar shows how the rise of the train stimulated daring feats of engineering, architectural innovation and the rapid movement of people and goods around the world. He shows how cultures were enriched - and destroyed - by the unrelenting construction and how they had a vital role in civil conflict, as well as in two world wars. Indeed, "Blood, Iron and Gold" reveals that the global expansion of the railways was key to the spread of modernity and the making of the modern world.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书讲述了创造铁路的人物与事件，如1830年利物浦和曼彻斯特的铁路开通标志着运输工具的巨大变革。揭示了铁路的迅猛发展对世界的巨大影响，铁路不仅联通了各大城市，还史无前例地促进了经济发展和社会变革。从巴拿马到印度西北部，从塔斯马尼亚岛到意大利都灵市，文中展现了极富远见和决心的铁路开拓者，以及铁路工人的不辞辛劳，才建造出了跨越各大洲的全球网——铁路。还证明了火车的兴起造就了工程学领域的丰功伟绩、建筑领域的创新和全球客流和货物的快速运输。(DB)

Awards/获奖情况：“本书重现了那充满勇气和想象的铁路时代。”——David Dimbleby
“本书内容丰富、精彩，偏见之处亦处理得当，实为一部佳作。”——Rod Liddle
“本书文字优美，内容详实，再现了两个世纪的铁路历史。”——Judith Flanders

"’Christian Wolmar brings the era of railway mania alive: both the imagination and the daring that made it possible.’ David Dimbleby ’A marvellously informative, entertaining and rightly partisan book that has given me more pleasure than any I can remember in quite a while.’ Rod Liddle, The Sunday Times ’A beautifully written, detailed (but never anoraky) history of two centureis of life on the iron road.’ Judith Flanders, Daily Telegraph"

About the Author/作者介绍： 克里斯蒂安·沃尔玛尔，英国作家，电台记者，创作和采访主要以运输工具为题材。于《独立人》、《黄昏杂志》、《铁道杂志》等刊物上发表多部作品。并兼任电视和广播节目评论员。著有描写英国伦敦地下铁路史的《地下铁路》和描写铁路改变英国的《烈火与蒸汽》等著名作品。

Christian Wolmar is a writer and broadcaster, principally on transport matters. He writes regularly for a wide variety of publications including the Independent, Evening Standard and Rail magazine, and appears frequently on TV and radio as a commentator. His previous books include the widely-acclaimed The Subterranean Railway, a history of the London underground and Fire and Steam, a history of how the railways transformed Britain.

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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：SOLD

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