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Train : riding the rails that created the modern world : from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief by Tom Zoellner is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>In his brilliant new book, Tom Zoellner travels the globe to tell the story of the most indispensable form of transportation our modern society has ever known- the railroad.</p> <p>Zoellner rides from the birthplace of the locomotive in England, crosses Russia on the Trans-Siberian, crests the Andes in a rattling coal train, jams with blues musicians across America, ascends to the Tibetan plateau on the world's highest line, speeds across India on its antiquated yet magnificent trains and sip
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- Author
- Tom Zoellner
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780698151390
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Business, Social Science, Rail Travel
- Rating
- 3.88 / 5 (237 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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