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

by Tom Zoellner

Book 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143126342
• ISBN13: 9780143126348
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher