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Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China Paperback - 2006 - 1st Edition
by Paul Theroux
Paul Theroux, the author of the train travel classics The Great Railway Bazaar and The Old Patagonian Express, takes to the rails once again in this account of his epic journey through China. He hops aboard as part of a tour group in London and sets out for China's border. He then spends a year traversing the country, where he pieces together a fascinating snapshot of a unique moment in history. From the barren deserts of Xinjiang to the ice forests of Manchuria, from the dense metropolises of Shanghai, Beijing, and Canton to the dry hills of Tibet, Theroux offers an unforgettable portrait of a magnificent land and an extraordinary people.
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Paul Theroux, the author of the train travel classics The Great Railway Bazaar and The Old Patagonian Express, takes to the rails once again in this account of his epic journey through China. He hops aboard as part of a tour group in London and sets out for China's border. He then spends a year traversing the country, where he pieces together a fascinating snapshot of a unique moment in history. From the barren deserts of Xinjiang to the ice forests of Manchuria, from the dense metropolises of Shanghai, Beijing, and Canton to the dry hills of Tibet, Theroux offers an unforgettable portrait of a magnificent land and an extraordinary people.
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- Title Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China
- Author Paul Theroux
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 480
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mariner Books
- Date 2006-12-01
- Features Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780618658978 / 0618658971
- Weight 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg)
- Dimensions 8.16 x 5.54 x 1.18 in (20.73 x 14.07 x 3.00 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
- Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
- Library of Congress subjects China - Description and travel, Railroad travel - China
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006028745
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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