RAIL, STEAM, AND SPEED: THE ROCKET AND THE BIRTH OF STEAM LOCOMOTION

By CHARLES JONES

CONTENTS THE SPORT OF KINGS LESSONS FROM THE PAST THE LONDON CHALLENGE A MAN OF PRINCIPLES UP FROM THE MINE FAMOUS SON OF A FAMOUS FATHER ROCKET ON TRIAL THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE THE DARK HORSE WINNING DAY TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY BOOM AND BUST BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS NOTES