To the edge of the world
Subtitle: the story of the Trans-Siberian Express, the world's greatest railroad
By: Christian Wolmar
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9781610394529
Subjects: Railroads; Velikai͡a Sibirskai͡a magistralʹ; History
Description: To the Edge of the World is an adventure in travel--full of extraordinary personalities, more than a century of explosive political, economic, and cultural events, and almost inconceivable feats of engineering. Christian Wolmar passionately recounts the improbable origins of the Trans-Siberian railroad, the vital artery for Russian expansion that spans almost 6,000 miles and seven time zones from Moscow to Vladivostok. The world's longest train route took a decade to build--in the face of punishing climates, rampant disease, scarcity of funds and materials, and widespread corruption.
Notes: Date of publication from publisher's website.

"First published in Great Britain in hardback in 2013 by Atlantic Books, and imprint of Atlantic Books Ltd"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-275) and index.
Table of contents: title: A slow embrace; title: Holding on to Siberia; title: Witte's breakthrough; title: Into the steppe; title: Travels and travails; title: Casus Belli; title: The new Siberia; title: Russia all the way; title: The battle for the Trans-Siberian; title: The big red railway; title: The other Trans-Siberian; title: The greatest railway.