Zerah Colburn The Spirit of Darkness (Hardcover)


Zerah Colburn was a well-known nineteenth century locomotive engineer, journalist and publisher. In life he mixed with the famous men of engineering in America and Britain. Ans he was among 200 leading Americans nominated for New York University's Hall of Fame. But Colburn was an enigma, a dark and irascible man with a violent temper. His work colleagues in London called him the 'Spirit of Darkness'. But why did he shoot himself at the age of 38 at the height of his career?

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Zerah Colburn was a well-known nineteenth century locomotive engineer, journalist and publisher. In life he mixed with the famous men of engineering in America and Britain. Ans he was among 200 leading Americans nominated for New York University's Hall of Fame. But Colburn was an enigma, a dark and irascible man with a violent temper. His work colleagues in London called him the 'Spirit of Darkness'. But why did he shoot himself at the age of 38 at the height of his career?

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General

Imprint

Arima Publishing

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

June 2005

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

June 2005

Authors

Dimensions

234 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover - Laminated cover

Pages

520

ISBN-13

978-1-84549-024-9

Barcode

9781845490249

Categories

LSN

1-84549-024-X



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