Michael Turner Publications

On the Tracks of Isambard Kingdom Brunel

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Author – Michael Turner

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Sample pages

These sample pages are from a pre-publication draft of the book.

The cover of "On the Tracks of Isambard Kingdom Brunel" including a portrait of Brunel and the name of the author: Michael Turner
A sample page of "On the Tracks of Isambard Kingdom Brunel" showing a cartoon of Robert Stephenson and Brunel dining in Cairo on Christmas Day, and of a dahabeeyah (Nile passenger boat) arriving at the rock tombs of Gebel Silsila
A sample page of "On the Tracks of Isambard Kingdom Brunel" showing a photograph of the Temple of Khonsu at Karnak and a drawing of the same subject by Brunel
A sample page of "On the Tracks of Isambard Kingdom Brunel": a map of Italy showing railway lines which he built and other places he visited
A sample page of "On the Tracks of Isambard Kingdom Brunel": a map of Egypt showing the locations of temples and tombs which Brunel visited
A sample page of "On the Tracks of Isambard Kingdom Brunel" showing a page from IKB's sketch book which depicts the design of the Maidenhead Bridge, and a photograph of the same bridge.
A sample page of "On the Tracks of Isambard Kingdom Brunel" including photographs of Sonning Cutting, the bridge at the mouth of the River Kennet and another bridge
A sample page of "On the Tracks of Isambard Kingdom Brunel" showing photographs of a brick viaduct with Windsor Castle in the background, and the rail bridge over the River Thames at Windsor
A sample page of "On the Tracks of Isambard Kingdom Brunel" showing two photographs of Culham station
A sample page of "On the Tracks of Isambard Kingdom Brunel": a table showing Brunel's activities between 22 October 1834 and 24 March 1835
A sample page of "On the Tracks of Isambard Kingdom Brunel": a table showing Brunel's activities between 25 March and 15 September 1835
The back cover of "On the Tracks of Isambard Kingdom Brunel" showing a statue of Brunel and a photograph of the author in front of Clifton Suspension Bridge.

Synopsis

There are scores of Brunel biographies, but this one is different. Michael Turner is the first author to tabulate the Brunel locations that present his life in chronological order, and to include photographs that he took in nine countries. Furthermore, and surprisingly, this is the first biography to include maps of Brunel’s travels and railway routes at home and abroad; hence, this volume reveals comprehensive geographical Brunel knowledge. Interestingly, all the most-known to the least-known of Brunel’s works feature. The Brunel fieldworker, scholar, and armchair traveller alike, will enjoy this publication that encapsulates Brunel’s life: his engineering and landscape gardening achievements, personality, financial affairs, family life and travels at a comprehensive, pictorial glance.

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