The Life of Ltc Rolt: Where Engineering Met Literature

by Victoria Owens

Explores the life of a young engineer turned prolific writer, chronicling Britain's industrial heritage through adversity and literary success.

In 1926, Tom Rolt who was then sixteen years old, abandoned his public school education. Having taken a job with a small firm of agricultural engineers, he realised that he had found his life's calling. But the way ahead was neither smooth nor easy. Having secured a premium apprenticeship, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399056611
• ISBN13: 9781399056618
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"