| Zerah Colburn the Spirit of Darkness Contributor(s): Mortimer, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 184549024X ISBN-13: 9781845490249 Publisher: Arima Publishing OUR PRICE: $57.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: Zerah Colburn was a well-known nineteenth century locomotive engineer, journalist and publisher. In life he mixed with the famous men of engineering in America and Britain. Ans he was among 200 leading Americans nominated for New York University's Hall of Fame. But Colburn was an enigma, a dark and irascible man with a violent temper. His work colleagues in London called him the 'Spirit of Darkness'. But why did he shoot himself at the age of 38 at the height of his career? |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers |
| Dewey: 620 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.98 lbs) 520 pages |