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The building of the railways in Britain in the nineteenth century was the greatest ever industrial undertaking in the world to that time. Financed by private enterprise rather than the state, the schemes to build new lines were characterised both by their ambition and by their need for huge amounts of capital. The most ambitious of all of the individual entrepreneurs, and for long the most successful, was George Hudson, the 'Railway King', whose establishment of York as the hub of an ever-growing network of lines brought him huge wealth and great fame. Already a wealthy businessman and Lord Mayor of York before the advent of the railways, Hudson seized the opportunity they presented with both hands. He became an MP, lived in style and entertained lavishly. While his early lines were profitable, later ones were not. Ever more deeply committed, at a time when accounting standards were lax, he hid inconvenient figures until brought down by a question at a shareholders' meeting in 1849. Disgraced, he fled to the Continent, his name synonymous with fraudulent capitalism at its most brazen. This new biography is the fullest examination to date of an extraordinary and complex man and his career.
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The building of the railways in Britain in the nineteenth century was the greatest ever industrial undertaking in the world to that time. Financed by private enterprise rather than the state, the schemes to build new lines were characterised both by their ambition and by their need for huge amounts of capital. The most ambitious of all of the individual entrepreneurs, and for long the most successful, was George Hudson, the 'Railway King', whose establishment of York as the hub of an ever-growing network of lines brought him huge wealth and great fame. Already a wealthy businessman and Lord Mayor of York before the advent of the railways, Hudson seized the opportunity they presented with both hands. He became an MP, lived in style and entertained lavishly. While his early lines were profitable, later ones were not. Ever more deeply committed, at a time when accounting standards were lax, he hid inconvenient figures until brought down by a question at a shareholders' meeting in 1849. Disgraced, he fled to the Continent, his name synonymous with fraudulent capitalism at its most brazen. This new biography is the fullest examination to date of an extraordinary and complex man and his career. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR003705699
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George Hudson : the rise and fall of the railway king / A. J. Arnold and S. McCartney
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First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Section of original dust wrapper mounted facing title page. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Eric George Hatfield Moody with his bookplate to front pastedown. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 317 pages; xii, 317p. : ill., ports. ; 24cm. Subjects: Hudson, George 1800-1871. Capitalists and financiers - Great Britain - Biography. Railroads - England - Design and construction - Costs. Railroads - England - Biography. The building of the railways in Britain in the nineteenth century was the greatest ever industrial undertaking in the world to that time. Financed by private enterprise rather than the state, the schemes to build new lines were characterised both by their ambition and by their need for huge amounts of capital. The most ambitious of all of the individual entrepreneurs, and for long the most successful, was George Hudson, the 'Railway King', whose establishment of York as the hub of an ever-growing network of lines brought him huge wealth and great fame. 3 Kg. Codice articolo 225566
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George Hudson : the rise and fall of the railway king : a study in Victorian entrepreneurship / A. J. Arnold and S. McCartney
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First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 317 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm. Subjects: Hudson, George 1800-1871; Businesspeople Great Britain ; Biography; Entrepreneurship Great Britain; Railroads Great Britain History; Railroads England Design and construction Costs; Railroads England ; Biography. 3 Kg. Codice articolo 440445
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George Hudson : the rise and fall of the railway king / A. J. Arnold and S. McCartney
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First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Section of original dust wrapper mounted facing title page. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: From the library of Eric George Hatfield Moody with his bookplate to front pastedown. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 317 pages; xii, 317p. : ill., ports. ; 24cm. Subjects: Hudson, George 1800-1871. Capitalists and financiers - Great Britain - Biography. Railroads - England - Design and construction - Costs. Railroads - England - Biography. The building of the railways in Britain in the nineteenth century was the greatest ever industrial undertaking in the world to that time. Financed by private enterprise rather than the state, the schemes to build new lines were characterised both by their ambition and by their need for huge amounts of capital. The most ambitious of all of the individual entrepreneurs, and for long the most successful, was George Hudson, the 'Railway King', whose establishment of York as the hub of an ever-growing network of lines brought him huge wealth and great fame. 1 Kg. Codice articolo 225566
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George Hudson : the rise and fall of the railway king : a study in Victorian entrepreneurship / A. J. Arnold and S. McCartney
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ISBN 10: 1852854014
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First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xii, 317 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm. Subjects: Hudson, George 1800-1871; Businesspeople Great Britain ; Biography; Entrepreneurship Great Britain; Railroads Great Britain History; Railroads England Design and construction Costs; Railroads England ; Biography. 1 Kg. Codice articolo 440445
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