To the Edge of the World: The Story of the Trans-Siberian Express, the World's Greatest Railroad

by Christian Wolmar

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610394526
• ISBN13: 9781610394529
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"