The Prometheans
John Martin and the generation that stole the future
$41.62
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
3 March 2010
Summary
The richly varied lives of the Martin brothers reflected the many upheavals of Britain in the age of Industrial Revolution. Low-born and largely unschooled, they were part of a new generation of artists, scientists and inventors who witnessed the creation of the modern world. William, the eldest, was a cussedly eccentric inventor who couldn’t look at a piece of machinery without thinking about how to improve it; Richard, a courageous soldier, fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo; Jona…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849161732 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849161739 |
| Author: | Max Adams |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 3 March 2010 |
| Weight: | 236g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 22mm |
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‘An intriguing look at the impact on Britain of the first industrial revolution… fascinating… wonderfully eclectic’ The Good Book Guide. * Good Book Guide *‘Max Adams has undertaken something new in The Prometheans; he has done it dazzlingly’ Guardian. * Guardian *’…succeeds brilliantly as a biography of a family and place. Writing of an age before rigid disciplinary boundaries, Adams illuminates the links between a generation of artistic and scientific visionaries’ James Grande, Independent on Sunday. * Independent on Sunday *
About The Author
Max Adams
Max Adams is the author of the widely praised Admiral Collingwood: Nelson’s Own Hero. An archaeologist and TV documentary writer/producer, he lives and works in Newcastle.
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