TY  - BOOK
AU  - Talbot,Frederick Arthur Ambrose
TI  - The Railway Conquest of the World
AV  - TF 
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Railroad engineering -- History
KW  - Railroads -- History
N1  - Release date is 2021-12-02; deaurider, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive); Originally published; United Kingdom: William Heinemann, 1911
N2  - "The Railway Conquest of the World" by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the development and impact of railways across the globe, weaving together both the romantic tales of railway construction and the numerous challenges faced by engineers and laborers. It particularly underscores the transformative effects of rail travel on societies, economies, and cultures.  The opening of the book introduces the adventurous and perilous life of a railway surveyor, providing insight into the trials and tribulations faced during the initial mapping of railway routes. Talbot shares anecdotes that illustrate the harsh conditions and dangers of railway building, including encounters with hostile locals and treacherous natural landscapes. The narrative highlights the unsung bravery of surveyors and railway engineers who, despite facing near-insurmountable obstacles, worked tirelessly to lay down the bedrock for the vast networks of rail that would change the face of transportation forever. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://archive.org/details/railwayconquesto00talbrich
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66868
ER  -