To the Edge of the World: The Story of the Trans-Siberian Express, the World’s Greatest Railroad
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| Rating | : | 4.88 (814 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1610394526 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Amazon Customer said It was good however on the place of the Trans-Siberian RR in. I expected more on the trials and tribulations of the actual construction. It was good however on the place of the Trans-Siberian RR in the history of Russia and the Far East. A fine general treatment Cournot This is a great book describing much about the Trans-Siberian Railway. The best parts involve the political consequences of the project. I found the stuff about the Russo-Japanese war (and the railway's role in it) very interesting as were the parts about the Russian revolution. For my tastes there was too little about the technical problems of building the railway. But if you're interested in a sweeping overall view, this is a nice compromise.. I enjoy history very much and revel in the minutia of Delinda Sue I enjoy history very much and revel in the minutia of how things get done. So this book delivered on those points. I think I would have liked to know more about the actual construction of the railroad as well as the politics of the construction of the railroad. I guess history buffs are never satisfied. It is very apparent that public works projects always get bogged down in bureaucracy. Times haven't changed that much! I enjoyed reading this book and only the jumping around the timeline made it not 5 stars for me.
Don’t let his keen interest in track, specs, and rolling stock put you off railroads are not dull. A British author who specializes in the history of railroads, he knows his subject well: He provides a wealth of details about the myriad aborted and successful projects that eventually spawned the Trans-Siberian of today, along with the long list of players involved in themThis is a fascinating story.”Washington PostA fascinating window onto aspects of Russian history only touched on obliquely i
The world’s longest train route took a decade to buildin the face of punishing climates, rampant disease, scarcity of funds and materials, and widespread corruption.The line sprawls over a treacherous landmass that was previously populated only by disparate tribes and convicts serving out their terms in labor campswhere men were regularly starved, tortured, or mutilated for minor offenses. Once built, it led to the establishment of new cities and transformed the region’s history. More positively, the Russians were able to resist the Nazi invasion during the Second World War as new routes enabled whole industries to be sent east. And what began as one meandering, single-track line is now, arguably, the world’s most important railroad.. The railroad was the cause of the 19041905 Russo-Japanese War, and played a vitaland at times bloodyrole in the Russian Revolution and the subsequent Civil War. Exceeding all expectations, it became, according to Wolmar, the best th