Charles Hadfield (historian)

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Charles Hadfield
Born	August 5, 1909(1909-08-05) South Africa
Died	August 6, 1996 (aged 87)
Occupation	Historian
Subjects	Canals

Charles Hadfield (5 August 1909–6 August 1996) was a canal historian and the author of many classic works on the British canal system, mostly published by the firm he co-founded, David & Charles.

He was born in South Africa, and moved to Devon, England in 1924. He helped to found the Inland Waterways Association in 1946, but was expelled in 1951. Between 1963 and 1966 he was a member of the British Waterways Board. He left the firm in 1964 but continued to edit The Canals of the British Isles series.^[1]

[edit] Bibliography

• Hadfield, Charles (1955). The Canals of Southern England, First, Phoenix House. 
• Hadfield, Charles (1967). Atmospheric Railways, First, David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4107-3. 
• Hadfield, Charles (1967). The Canals of South Wales and the Border, First, David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4027-1. 
• Hadfield, Charles (1969). The Canals of the West Midlands, Second, David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4660-1. 
• Hadfield, Charles (1969). The Canals of South and South East England. David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4693-8. 
• Hadfield, Charles (1970). The Canals of the East Midlands, Second, David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4871-X. 
• Hadfield, Charles (1973). British Canals. An Illustrated History, Fourth, David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4863-9. 
• Hadfield, Charles (1978). Inland Waterways, First, David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7502-4. 
• Hadfield, Charles (1981). The Canal Age, Second, David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8079-6. 
• Hadfield, Charles (1986). World Canals, First, David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8555-0. 

[edit] References

1. ^ The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) History: People E to K. IWA History. Inland Waterways Association. Retrieved on 2006-08-10.

[edit] Further reading

• Boughey, Joseph (1998). Charles Hadfield: Canal Man and More. UK: Alan Sutton. ISBN 0-7509-1052-6.