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Train|Tom Zoellner

Train : Riding the Rails That Created the Modern World--from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief

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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.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780143126348
  • ISBN-10: 0143126342
  • Publisher: Penguin Books
  • Publish Date: October 2014
  • Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.7 pounds
  • Page Count: 384

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