Man of Iron: Thomas Telford and the Building of Britain Hardcover – 26 Jan 2017

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Review ------ A biography of great verve . brings back to vivid life a man who should never have been forgotten (Andrew Marr) 'Glover has done detailed research and any other author will struggle to improve on his life of Telford . Man of Iron is a competent, interesting book about an engineer whose star . deserves to shine a little brighter' (Simon Heffer Daily Telegraph) 'An evocative biography of Britain's greatest civil engineer . An evocative telling of an interesting life, an account that has lots to admire . Glover catches the thrill of Telford's engineering quite beautifully' (Guardian) 'A strikingly clear portrait of the man who helped shape Britain. ... A beautifully-written biography, reading almost as a work of classic literature' (Engineering & Technology) 'Vivid, enthusiastic . Glover makes an enormously readable and persuasive case for Telford's importance in our national story' (Dominic Sandbrook Sunday Times) 'Astonishing and inspiring . Mixing effortless prose with genuine in has produced an immersive biography that proves hard to put down . The story of Thomas Telford is the story of modern Britain, and never has it been so well told' (BBC Countryfile) 'Glover has sailed across Telford's aqueducts, walked his towpaths and tracked down his most obscure Scottish bridges [and his] dedication . has paid off' (Harry Spectator) 'Absorbing . [Glover's] clear, concise style gives the plain-speaking Telford . a fitting literary ' (Observer) 'Glover has ... been digging in the archives with Telfordian energy to produce a readable book about an overlooked man' (Damian Whitworth The Times) 'This is a fine biography of a man of outstanding genius' (Who Do You Think You Are?) Book Description ---------------- The enthralling Sunday Times-bestselling biography of the shepherd boy who changed the world with his revolutionary engineering and whose genius we still benefit from today