Gentlemen engineers : the working lives of Frank and Walter Shanly /

"Gentlemen Engineers tells the engaging story of the working lives of Frank and Walter Shanly, two well-connected nineteenth-century Canadian civil engineers and businessmen who worked on many of the significant projects of the age. Drawing on rich documentary sources, Richard White reveals det...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: White, Richard, 1952-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©1999.
Subjects:
Shanly, Francis, > 1820-1882.
Shanly, Walter, > 1817-1899.
Civil engineers > Ontario > Biography.
Ingénieurs civils > Ontario > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Business.
Civil engineers.
Ontario.
Electronic books.
e-books.
Biographies.
Livres numériques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Shanly boys leave home
  • Learning on the job
  • A rough ride on the Grand Trunk Railway
  • Boldness and weakness: Frank Shanly, 1855-1882
  • Honour and pride: Walter Shanly, 1855-1899
  • Gentlemen engineers.

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