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To the edge of the world : the story of the trans-siberian express, the world's greatest railroad /
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 railr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, New York :
Public Affairs,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (321 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781610394536 1610394534 1322545510 9781322545516 1610394526 9781610394529 |