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WrittenbyChristianWolmar,authorofthecriticallyacclaimedTheGreatRailroadRevolution,TheIronRoadisarichlyillustratedaccountoftheriseoftherailsacrosstheworld.FromthehistoricmomentinSeptember1830whenthefirsttrainranbetweenLiverpoolandManchester,tothehighspeedtrainsbulletingacrossAsiaandEurope,TheIronRoad:AnIllustratedHistoryoftheRailroadlooksathowrailroadshavechangedtheworld.Photographs,maps,paintings,andillustrationsbringeventsandlocationstolife,addingauniquevisualqualitytothestoriesofgreatinvention,featsofmind-bogglingengineering,groundbreakingchangesintradeandcommerce,andtalesofadventurers,visionaries,androgues.TheIronRoadisthethirdtitleinDK'ssuccessfulillustratedhistoriesformat,whichcombinestext-richnarrativeswithbeautifulvisualdesign.