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  • The Life Of George Stephenson
  • Written by author Samuel Smiles
  • Published by Hesperides Press, June 2006
  • Originally published in 1881, this is the definitive biography of George Stephenson, written by the acknowledged master of industrial archaeology and biography. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now ex
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Chapter I.
The Newcastle Coal-Field
George Stephenson's Early Years
Chapter II.
Newburn and Callerton
George Stephenson learns to be an Engineman
Chapter III.
Marriage
Engineman at Willington Quay and Killingworth
Engine-Curing
Chapter IV.
The Stephensons at Killingworth
Education and Self-Education
Colliery Engineer
Chapter V.
The Locomotive Engine
George Stephenson begins its Improvement
Steam-Blast
Chapter VI.
Invention of the "Geordy" Safety-Lamp
Chapter VII.
George Stephenson's Further Improvements in the Locomotive
Robert Stephenson as Viewer's Apprentice and Student
Chapter VIII.
George Stephenson Engineer of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
Chapter IX.
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway Projected
George Stephenson appointed Engineer
Chapter X.
Parliamentary Contest on the Liverpool and Manchester Bill
The Act passed
Chapter XI.
Chat Moss
Construction of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway
Chapter XII.
Robert Stephenson in Colombia
The Battle of the Locomotive
The "Rocket"
Chapter XIII.
Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, and Extension of the Railway System
Chapter XIV.
The London and Birmingham Railway constructed
Kilsby Tunnel
Chapter XV.
Manchester and Leeds, Midland, and other Railways
General Extension of Railways and their Results
Chapter XVI.
George Stephenson's Coal-Mines
Opinions on Railway Speeds
Railway Mania
Chapter XVII.
Robert Stephenson's Career
East Coast Route to Scotland
High Level Bridge, Newcastle
Chapter XVIII.
Chester and Holyhead Railway
Menai and Conway Bridges
Chapter XIX.
Closing Years of George Stephenson's Life
Illness and Death
Chapter XX.
Robert Stephenson's Victoria Bridge, Lower Canada
Illness and Death
The Stephenson Characteristics
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