false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179371866m/910268.jpg 910268 3 <p>A world that had changed little from the Middle Ages was altered beyond recognition by the engineering genius of the nineteenth century:rivers tamed, oceans pacified, continents bridged. In <i>Dreams of Iron and Steel,</i> acclaimed historian Deborah Cadbury tells the heroic tale of the visionaries and ordi-nary workers who brought to life seven wonders of engi-neering that still have the power to awe and inspire us today.</p><p>From the London sewers that banished cholera to the Panama Canal that shaved thousands of miles off a dangerous sea passage, from the Hoover Dam that diverted the world's most unpredictable river to give power to over half of the country to the transcontinental railroad that fulfilled the dream of manifest destiny, <i>Dreams of Iron and Steel </i>reveals the epic struggles and personal stories of the most brilliant pioneers of the industrial age, and the financiers and politicians who hung on for the ride as fortunes and reputations were lost and won.</p><p>Fueled by Deborah Cadbury's characteristic scholarship and insight, this extraordinary chronicle re-createsthe human odyssey of how our modern world was forged -- with rivets, grease, and steam, but also with blood, sweat, and extreme imagination.</p> 895380 1 1 2004 Dreams of Iron and Steel: Seven Wonders of the Nineteenth Century, from the Building of the London Sewers to the Panama Canal total:14|5:4|4:6|3:4|2:0|1:0| 14 56 24 6 3 0 true false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 11:06:41 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 14:20:55 -0700 2009 1 1. The Great Eastern – the largest ship of the time, started in 1857
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