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Lives of the engineers

by Samuel Smiles

Stories of Great British Men and their Great Feats of engineering - diverting the Thames, draining vast swamps, etc. A very popular work at the time, extolling the will and spirit of heroic figures, turning acts of engineering into ripping tales.

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BiographyEngineeringEngineersHistoryRoadsSteam-engineBritainEngineers, biographyRoads, great britain

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