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" To the edge of the world : "
Christian Wolmar
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BL
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592077
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b421296
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Wolmar, Christian
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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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xx, 283 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations, maps ;; 24 cm
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9781610394529
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: 1610394526
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Date of publication from publisher's website
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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 (pages 261-275) and index
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| Abstract
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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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Velikai︠a︡ Sibirskai︠a︡ magistralʹ-- History
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Railroads-- Russia (Federation)-- Siberia-- History
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Railroads-- Russia-- History
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385/.0957
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HE3140.2.V45W65 2013
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