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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: W. & R. Chambers in 1867 in 363 pages; Subjects: Railroads; Steamboats; Telegraph; Britannia Tubular Bridge (Wales); Steam-navigation; Technology & Engineering / Telecommunications; Transportation / General; Transportation / Railroads / General; Transportation / Railroads / History; Transportation / Ships & Shipbuilding / History;