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Author | : Matthew Wells |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Transport |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2024-09-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1399057502 |
Download George Hudson: The Railway King Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
George Hudson was the greatest British railway entrepreneur of the 19th century. In 1848, he controlled over 1,000 miles of railway and, when it came to railway promotion, it seemed he could do no wrong. However, in early 1849 it came to light that some of his business methods had been less than ethical and he was forced to relinquish the chairmanship of each of his companies. His fall from grace was spectacular and his detractors, of whom there were many, were quick to denounce him as a fraudster, a charlatan and a crook. Even today, when the name George Hudson is mentioned, these same insults are often levelled at him. This new biography takes a fresh look at Hudson’s extraordinary life, from his humble beginnings as a farmer’s boy, to becoming Lord Mayor of York before catching the railway bug. He was MP for Sunderland between 1845 and 1859. After his fall from grace, Hudson endured a 20-year court battle with the York and North Midland Railway (subsequently the North Eastern Railway) for outstanding debts. Hudson made many mistakes in creating his railway empire, but did he deserve all the vitriol that still accompanies his reputation? In seeking to answer this question, Matthew Wells looks at the evidence, including what was said about Hudson during his lifetime and what Hudson himself had to say about the actions he took.
Author | : George Hudson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : 1850 |
Genre | : Libel and slander |
ISBN | : |
Download Report of the Evidence of George Hudson, Esq., M.P. Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : George Hudson |
Publisher | : Savant Books and Publications |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2013-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0988664054 |
Download Purple Haze Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A skull discovered in a lake leads FBI investigators Bryan Langston and Joe Mallory on a dangerous search for answers to a thirty-year-old unsolved murder. What they don't know is that there is someone still alive who will do whatever it takes to keep the truth buried, even if that means killing again.
Author | : George C. Daughan |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2016-06-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 039324573X |
Download Revolution on the Hudson: New York City and the Hudson River Valley in the American War of Independence Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The untold story of the fight for the Hudson River Valley, control of which, both the Americans and the British firmly believed, would determine the outcome of the Revolutionary War. No part of the country was more contested during the American Revolution than New York City, the Hudson River, and the surrounding counties. Political and military leaders on both sides viewed the Hudson River Valley as the American jugular, which, if cut, would quickly bleed the rebellion to death. So in 1776, King George III sent the largest amphibious force ever assembled to seize Manhattan and use it as a base from which to push up the Hudson River Valley for a grand rendezvous at Albany with an impressive army driving down from Canada. George Washington and every other patriot leader shared the king’s fixation with the Hudson. Generations of American and British historians have held the same view. In fact, one of the few things that scholars have agreed upon is that the British strategy, though disastrously executed, should have been swift and effective. Until now, no one has argued that this plan of action was lunacy from the beginning. Revolution on the Hudson makes the bold new argument that Britain’s attempt to cut off New England never would have worked, and that doggedly pursuing dominance of the Hudson ultimately cost the crown her colonies. It unpacks intricate military maneuvers on land and sea, introduces the personalities presiding over each side’s strategy, and reinterprets the vagaries of colonial politics to offer a thrilling response to one of our most vexing historical questions: How could a fledgling nation have defeated the most powerful war machine of the era? George C. Daughan—winner of the prestigious Samuel Eliot Morrison Award for Naval Literature—integrates the war’s naval elements with its political, military, economic, and social dimensions to create a major new study of the American Revolution. Revolution on the Hudson offers a much clearer understanding of our founding conflict, and how it transformed a rebellion that Britain should have crushed into a war they could never win.
Author | : Robert Beaumont |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2016-11-10 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1472246535 |
Download The Railway King Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.
Author | : John Piper |
Publisher | : Crossway |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 2016-04-14 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1433551888 |
Download A Camaraderie of Confidence Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In his seventh book in The Swans Are Not Silent series, John Piper explores the lives of Charles Spurgeon, Hudson Taylor, and George Müller. Each of these men was known for extraordinary faith in God and untiring service to others. Each of them continues to motivate and inspire God’s people even today. Rooted in their nineteenth-century British context, these three giants encouraged one another in their ministries—Spurgeon in the church, Müller in orphan care, and Taylor in world missions. Even through intense adversity, the lives of each of these men display their shared confidence in the power of God and their love for his glory and goodness. As you read these stories, may you be inspired to hold fast to the promises of God as you press on in commitment to Christ's mission. Part of the The Swans Are Not Silent series.
Author | : James Richardson (Solicitor) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1850 |
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Download The Mysteries of Hudson's Railway Frauds Exposed. ... A Complete Report of the Recent Trial for Libel, “Richardson V. Wodson.” With ... a Biographical Sketch of G. Hudson ... Together with an Appendix, Setting Forth ... the Whole System of Railway Mismanagement and Railway Frauds Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : George B. Hudson |
Publisher | : Savant Books & Publications |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2021-10-22 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 0999693883 |
Download Shep's Adventures Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A heart-warming story about a boy and his dog, and their love for each other, SHEP'S ADVENTURES also explores the relationship between the dog and his best friend, another dog name Rufus, and a wise old owl named Clarence. Shep becomes a hero when his bravery leads him to rescue a woman involved in a car wreck.
Author | : Liam Byrne |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 585 |
Release | : 2016-05-26 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1781857466 |
Download Dragons Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Britain's rise to global dominance from the 16th century owed as much to the vision and creativity of traders, industrialists and bankers as it did to wars of conquest fought by military men. DRAGONS tells the story of British business endeavour through the lives of ten titans of commerce. Beginning with the Tudor merchants who transformed England's economy via trade with the New World, Liam Byrne traces an entrepreneurial golden line through men such as Thomas Pitt, saviour of the East India Company; financier Nathan Rothschild, creator of the modern bond market; William Lever, brand-builder, philanthropist, and creator of Britain's first great multinational; and John Spedan Lewis, founder of the employee-owned John Lewis Partnership. At the start of the 21st century Britain remains a major economic power. DRAGONS is both a rousing celebration of British business genius and a fascinatingly informative narrative of a neglected but essential strand of our island's story.
Author | : Richard Borkow |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 189 |
Release | : 2011-05-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1625842139 |
Download George Washington's Westchester Gamble Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A look at Westchester County’s place in the American Revolution and Washington’s plan to trick Cornwallis and march to Yorktown. During the summer of 1781, the armies of Generals Washington and Rochambeau were encamped in lower Westchester County at Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley, Hartsdale, Edgemont, and White Plains. It was a time of military deadlock and grim prospects for the allied Americans and French. Washington recognized that a decisive victory was needed, or America would never achieve independence. In August, he marched these soldiers to Virginia to face General Cornwallis and his redcoats. Washington risked all on this march. Its success required secrecy, and he prepared an elaborate deception to convince the British that Manhattan, not Virginia, was the target of the allied armies. Local historian Richard Borkow presents this exciting story of the Westchester encampment and Washington’s great gamble that saved the United States. Praise for George Washington’s Westchester Gamble “Borkow has done a first-rate job of telling the story of the American Revolution in Westchester County and putting dramatic events there in the context of the larger war--especially the decision to march to Yorktown.” —Thomas Fleming, author of The Perils of Peace “Just when it seemed that the subject of the American Revolution had been thoroughly explored, Richard Borkow has given us a fresh look at the war's culminating event—the 1781 march of French and American troops to Virginia.” —Joseph Wheelan, author of Jefferson’s War and Mr. Adams’s Last Crusade