To the edge of the world : the story of the Trans-Siberian Express, the world's greatest railroad / Christian Wolmar.
2013
HE3140.2 .W65 2013eb
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Title
To the edge of the world : the story of the Trans-Siberian Express, the world's greatest railroad / Christian Wolmar.
Author
Wolmar, Christian, author.
ISBN
9781610394536 (electronic book)
9781610394529
9781610394529
Published
New York, New York : Public Affairs, 2013.
Copyright
©2013
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xx, 283 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Call Number
HE3140.2 .W65 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
385.0947
Summary
To the Edge of the World is an adventure in travel--full of extraordinary personalities, more than a century of explosive political, economic, and cultural events, and almost inconceivable feats of engineering. Christian Wolmar passionately recounts the improbable origins of the Trans-Siberian railroad, the vital artery for Russian expansion that spans almost 6,000 miles and seven time zones from Moscow to Vladivostok. The world's longest train route took a decade to build--in the face of punishing climates, rampant disease, scarcity of funds and materials, and widespread corruption.
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"First published in Great Britain in hardback in 2013 by Atlantic Books, and imprint of Atlantic Books Ltd"--Title page verso.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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