To the edge of the world, the story of the Trans-Siberian Express, the world's greatest railroad, Christian Wolmar
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To the edge of the world, the story of the Trans-Siberian Express, the world's greatest railroad, Christian Wolmar
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-275) and index
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non fiction
Main title
To the edge of the world
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bibliography
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884614627
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Christian Wolmar
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the story of the Trans-Siberian Express, the world's greatest railroad
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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