Online Catalogue last updated 17th of September 2023
A definitive, fully illustrated, history of the crane industry. The problem of lifting heavy objects has occupied mankind since ancient times. This second book in the Classic Construction Series (the first was 500 years of Earthmoving) will, for the first time, chronicle the fascinating history of the crane industry.
The story of the crane industry has never been properly told. This book is the most detailed account of the industry ever published.
The authors, Heinz-Herbert Cohrs, Oliver Bachman, Professor Alfred Wislicki and Tim Whiteman follow the industry's trials and tribulations, innovations and trends, in words and pictures through the centuries.
The book covers the cranes from early rudimentary devices prior to 800, up to the largest cranes manufactured in 1989, over 1100 years of history.
Code No. 008197