Wolmar, Christian.
Summary: In this beautifully illustrated book, renowned transportation journalist Christian Wolmar celebrates the vision and determination of the ambitious pioneers who developed the railways that would dominate the globe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2009
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Summary: Details the history of the Trans-Siberian railway, which stretches 6,000 miles across the scarcely populated frozen wasteland of northern Russia and led to the rapid urbanization of Siberia while helping fuel the Russo-Japanese War, the Russian Revolution and the Nazi resistance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013