The Railway King

The Railway King
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Publisher : Hachette UK
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9781472246530
ISBN-13 : 1472246535
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Book Synopsis The Railway King by : Robert Beaumont

Download or read book The Railway King written by Robert Beaumont and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Hudson - the eponymous Railway King - started his career with a stroke of luck, inheriting £27,000 (a fortune in 1827) from a distant relative. He invested successfully in the North Midland Railway, then formed his own Midland Railway, raising £5 million and bribing MPs along the way. But from his glory in 1845 he fell into disgrace, admitting corruption and selling land he did not own. He was eventually imprisoned in York Castle and died a broken man in 1871. His story provides an excellent insight into nineteenth-century politics and industrial progress, full of moral dilemmas and a testimony to the growth of the railways in Britain - a timely subject.


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