Description: To the Great Ocean: Siberia and the Trans-Siberian Railway;. by Harmon Tupper. 1965, First Edition. 536 pages. 6 1/4 by 9 1/2 inches. "The conquest of Siberia and the spanning of 6000 miles 'To the Great Ocean' - the Pacific goal of tsarist expansion - constitutes one of the greatest epics in history. Indeed, the taming of Siberia and the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway roughly parallel the winning of the American West." - except off the front flap. Sample contents: Introduction to Siberia / The Early Empire-Builders / Enter Sergius Witte / Convicts and Exiles / Setbacks and Advances / The Paris of Siberia / Old Man Baikal / by Rail and Water to the Great Ocean / Ordeal in the Orient / The New Siberia / Chronology of the Conquest of Siberia. wikipedia.org notes that this is the longest railway in the world, stretching from Moscow to Vladivostok on the Pacific Ocean. 5,772 miles. It was built between 1891 and 1916. Thank you.
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Year Printed: 1965
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Building a Rail Road
Binding: Hardcover
Region: Europe
Illustrator: Lawrence E. Schick
Author: Harmon Tupper
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
