Cover title: George Stephenson. - Ill. on lining papers.
Bibliography: p.325-328. _ Includes index.
A biographical study of the father of railways, George Stephenson, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the opening of the world's first public railway, the Stockton and Darlington, 1825-1975, by Hunter Davies. ISBN 0297769340. Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson in 1975. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.