Industrial Biography: Iron workers and tool makers

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Collection of biographies of celebrated inventors, mechanics, and iron-workers - the founders of the modern industry of Britain. Contains chapters on the Darbys of Coalbrookdale, Dud Dudley, James Nasmyth and many more. Samuel Smiles gives a wonderful historic overview on the British iron and steel industrie. Originally released in 1863.