Zerah Colburn: The Spirit of Darkness

by John Mortimer

Overview

Zerah Colburn was a well-known nineteenth century locomotive engineer, journalist and publisher.
In life he mixed with the famous men of engineering in America and Britain. And he was among 200 leading Americans nominated for New York University's Hall of Fame.
But Colburn was an enigma, a dark and irascible man with a violent temper. His work colleagues in London called him the 'Spirit of Darkness'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781845490249
Publisher:	Arima Publishing
Publication date:	06/23/2005
Pages:	520
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 1.13(d)

About the Author

John Mortimer (1923-2009) was an English author, screenwriter, and barrister, best known for his character Horace Rumpole, which he based on his father. Mortimer got his start as a writer working for the Crown Film Unit making propaganda, this experience would be the basis for his first novel Charade. Though the character of Horace Rumpole was created for a BBC television show, Mortimer went on to publish a number of books and short stories featuring the character. Mortimer was designated a Commander of the British Empire in 1986 and later knighted in 1998.