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Tay Bridge Disaster : The People's Story

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Overview

One hundred and thirty-five years after the event, the Tay Bridge Disaster remains the single most catastrophic collapse of a British engineering structure. The fateful day in 1879 shook Britain and the world of engineering to their core and sent a nation into mourning for the seventy-five souls lost to the dark, freezing waters of the Tay River. Here Lumley gives the collapse a much wider perspective than the event of one night by delving into the lives of those lost to the disaster, both passengers and railway workers, against a background of a wider Scottish history. Packed full of personal tales and with more technical appendices for those that wish to further their knowledge, Tay Bridge Disaster is a must read for anyone interested in this poignant event of Scottish and British history.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780752499468
  • ISBN-10: 0752499467
  • Publisher: History Press
  • Publish Date: February 2014
  • Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.8 pounds
  • Page Count: 224

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