{"product_id":"the-age-of-the-railway-9780715352854","title":"The Age of the Railway","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first construction and widespread use of the railways was the most spectacular aspect of the Industrial Revolution. The first railways not only revolutionised the economic life of whole nations, but also transformed the quality of human life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey helped break down old class barriers and established new ones which have persisted to the present day. They radically altered the pattern of leisure in upper, middle and working class life. They made possible the growth of vast suburban areas around towns and cities, and ushered in the com-muter age. In many ways, the railways were among the chief factors forming the social structures of today's industrially advanced nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book by a distinguished social historian nar-rates the epic of the great age of the railway and authoritatively assesses its contemporary impact on society at large, an impact whose reverberations are still helping to mould our way of life today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback with dust jacket, 13x20cm, 350 pages, black \u0026amp; white illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good\/Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David \u0026 Charles","offers":[{"title":"Secondhand (282)","offer_id":57503323783551,"sku":"9780715352854","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/files\/9780715352854.jpg?v=1778580711","url":"https:\/\/rail-books.co.uk\/products\/the-age-of-the-railway-9780715352854","provider":"Rail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}