Name: JAMES BRINDLEY AND THE DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER: CANAL VISIONARIES
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JAMES BRINDLEY AND THE DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER: CANAL VISIONARIES

by Victoria Owens

Published by Amberley Publishing. 1st. 2015

Slightly better than very good condition. Disappointed in love, in 1759 Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, retreated to Lancashire to devote himself to coal and canals. When his agent, John Gilbert, introduced him to the Staffordshire Schemer James Brindley, the two men formed an unlikely alliance that would alter the face of the country. This book charts the dynamics of a remarkable business relationship in a fast-changing world. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos/illustrations.

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ISBN: 9781445649665
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Acknowledgements
Chapter One 1759-60: The Duke and the Scheme
Chapter Two 1761 Brindley Ascendant: The Barton Aqueduct
Chapter Three Summer 1761 - Autumn 1763: The Bridgewater Canal
Chapter Four 1762-64:Rivers
Chapter Five 1765 Setting the Trent on Fire: Promoting the Canal from the Trent to the Mersey
Chapter Six Interlude: Leisure and Love
Chapter Seven 1766: Beginning to Build the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
Chapter Eight 1767-68: Brindley's Zenith
Chapter Nine New Branches: The Droitwich Canal and the Birmingham Canal
Chapter Ten 1770: Brindley and the Thames
Chapter Eleven Chester and Chesterfield: Mortality
Chapter Twelve Immortality
Appendis
Notes and References
Bibliography
Index of people and places