Train: Riding the Rails That Created the Modern World--From the Trans-Siberian to the S Outhwest Chief

by Zoellner, Tom
ISBN: 9780143126348
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Overview

An epic and revelatory narrative of the most important transportation technology of the modern world

In his wide-ranging and entertaining new book, Tom Zoellner--coauthor of the New York Times-bestselling An Ordinary Man--travels the globe to tell the story of the sociological and economic impact of the railway technology that transformed the world--and could very well change it again. From the frigid trans-Siberian railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the Japanese-style bullet trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of this most indispensable form of travel. A masterful narrative history, Train also explores the sleek elegance of railroads and their hypnotizing rhythms, and explains how locomotives became living symbols of sex, death, power, and romance.

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Zoellner, Tom
  • ISBN: 9780143126348
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.40 x 0.90
  • Number Of Pages: 384
  • Publication Year: 2014