Anthony Burton
Anthony Burton is a professional author who specialises in the history of transport and technology. He has written several books on canal and maritime history. He has travelled extensively round the British canal and river system in a variety of different craft. He wrote and presented the BBC TV series The Past Afloat, looking at historic vessels and has also written a history of British shipbuilding. His previous works on textiles include books on silk and cotton and he wrote and presented the...See more
Anthony Burton is a professional author who specialises in the history of transport and technology. He has written several books on canal and maritime history. He has travelled extensively round the British canal and river system in a variety of different craft. He wrote and presented the BBC TV series The Past Afloat, looking at historic vessels and has also written a history of British shipbuilding. His previous works on textiles include books on silk and cotton and he wrote and presented the BBC TV series "The Rise and Fall of King Cotton". He is a founder member and former chair of the Stroudwater Textile Trust. See less
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