An edition of To the edge of the world (2013)
To the edge of the world
the story of the Trans-Siberian Express, the world's greatest railroad
By Christian Wolmar
Publish Date
2014
Publisher
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Language
eng
Pages
300
Description:
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.