The Life of Thomas Telford

The Life of Thomas Telford
Samuel Smiles, scottish author and government reformer (1812-1904)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
-01- ABOUT THIS BOOK
-02- MOTTO
-03- PREFACE
-04- EARLY ROADS AND MODES OF TRAVELLING
-05- CHAPTER I.OLD ROADS
-06- FOOTNOTES
-07- CHAPTER II.EARLY MODES OF CONVEYANCE
-08- FOOTNOTES
-09- CHAPTER III.MANNERS AND CUSTOMS
-10- FOOTNOTES
-11- CHAPTER IV.ROADS AND TRAVELLING IN SCOTLAND IN THE LAST CENTURY
-12- FOOTNOTES
-13- FOOTNOTES
-14- CHAPTER VI.JOHN METCALF, ROAD MAKER
-15- FOOTNOTES
-16- LIFE OF THOMAS TELFORD
-17- CHAPTER I.SKDALE
-18- FOOTNOTES
-19- CHAPTER II.LANGHOLM
-20- FOOTNOTES
-21- CHAPTER III.TELFORD A WORKING MASON IN LONDON
-22- FOOTNOTES
-23- CHAPTER IV.BECOMES SURVEYOR FOR THE COUNTY OF SALOP
-24- CHAPTER V.TELFORD'S FIRST EMPLOYMENT AS AN ENGINEER
-25- FOOTNOTES
-26- CHAPTER VI.THE ELLESMERE CANAL
-27- FOOTNOTES
-28- CHAPTER VII.IRON AND AND OTHER BRIDGES
-29- FOOTNOTES
-30- CHAPTER VIII.HIGHLAND ROADS AND BRIDGES
-31- FOOTNOTES
-32- CHAPTER IX.TELFORD'S SCOTCH HARBOURS
-33- FOOTNOTES
-34- CHAPTER X.CALEDONIAN AND OTHER CANALS
-35- FOOTNOTES
-36- CHAPTER XI.TELFORD AS A ROAD MAKER
-37- FOOTNOTES
-38- CHAPTER XII.THE MENAI AND CONWAY BRIDGES
-39- FOOTNOTES
-40- CHAPTER XIII.DOCKS, DRAINAGE, AND BRIDGES
-41- FOOTNOTES
-42- CHAPTER XIV.SOUTHEY'S TOUR IN THE HIGHLANDS
-43- FOOTNOTES
-44- CHAPTER XV.MR TELFORD'S LATER YEARS
-45- FOOTNOTES