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Magician of the North is the first full-scale biography of the extraordinary man, William George Armstrong. He was a visionary inventor, engineer and businessman who bestrode the 19th-centuryworld like a colossus, bring global renown to his great Elswick works on the Tyne, while adding lustre to Britain’s imperial might. He created Cragside in Northumberland, the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity and planted in its grounds seven million trees. This book is much more that just the life of one man. It is the story of Britain at the height of the empire, its industrial success and scientific and technological achievements.
Shortlisted for the Portico Prize and the H.W. Fisher Best First Biography prize.
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Henrietta Heald has edited books on British history and travel, interior design and architecture. She has contributed to many publications, including the Spectator and The Times.
McNidder & Grace
McNidder & Grace Limited was established in 2011 by publisher Andy Peden Smith. His team of professionals have most recently been joined by Caroline Peden Smith, former publishing director of Crown House Publishing. Both Andy and Caroline are publishers with an extensive background and experience in publishing high quality and award-winning books. We specialise in non-fiction and fiction titles for adults. With a particular emphasis on popular culture, our non-fiction list includes books on photography, art, music, biography, history, country pursuits and more recently health and well-being in partnership with BBC Radio 2’s Janey Lee Grace. We are also proud of our popular Railway Journeys in Art Poster to Poster series, a nine-volume set of engaging, beautifully illustrated railway travel books in collaboration with the National Railway Museum and Swann Galleries, New York. Our fiction list concentrates primarily on Crime and Thrillers to include the best-selling Torquil MacLeod Malmö series..
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- Publisher McNidder & Grace
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780857160423
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 15 GBP
- Pages384
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions198x129 mm
- Illustrationb/w illustrations
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