Men of Invention and Industry (Dodo Press)
Samuel Smiles (1812-1904), was a Scottish author and reformer. In 1838, he was invited to become the editor for the Leeds Times. In 1845, he left the Leeds Times and became secretary to the Leeds and Thirsk Railway and then, nine years later, the South Eastern Railway. In 1866, he left this position to be president of the National Provident Institution. As editor of the Leeds Times, he advocated radical causes ranging from women's suffrage to free trade to parliamentary reform. He is best known today as the writer of books extolling virtues of self help, and biographies lauding the achievements of heroic engineers. His self-help books have be…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4065-7575-0
- EAN: 9781406575750
- Produktnummer: 3664047
- Verlag: Dodo Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 284 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.6 cm 417 g
- Gewicht: 417
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