Tales of the rails : Legendary train routes of the world - Couverture rigide

Nathaniel Adams

 
9783899558456: Tales of the rails : Legendary train routes of the world
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 3899558456 ISBN 13 : 9783899558456
Editeur : gestalten, 2020

Synopsis

Embark on a visual journey through train travel's rich history and embrace the sense of adventure as the world whizzes by.

Tales of the Rails is featuring 13 impressive train routes from around the globe.

Learn about Japan's record-breaking Bullet train, then slow down a little to experience an overnight journey on one of Britain's last sleeper carriages.

Studying where and why these routes exist, and discovering facts about the people that keep the engines running, this fully illustrated book is a nostalgic ode to the golden age of train travel.

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À propos de l?auteur

Nathaniel Natty Adams is a writer and custom suitmaker currently living in Baltimore, USA. He is the co-author of two gestalten books on men's style, I Am Dandy and We Are Dandy. A long-term train travel enthusiast, he is transfering that passion into his first children s book.

Ryan Johnson lives in Oakland, California, where he makes, he paints, he draws, and he moves pixels, infusing his love of color into each of his works. His clients include NPR, Bloomberg Businessweek, Smithsonian, and Boston Globe.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Jump on board a visual journey that will draw readers young and old into the magic of traveling by train, the sense of adventure and discovery as you look around at the world passing by. Learn about the trains like the bullet train Shinkansen and the most ambitious, daring and important train routes ever constructed. From Australia to Wales, each route is unique. Find out why as we travel the globe and explore the stories of the people who built, designed and ride the railways. Discover how these routes came to be and the impact they have had on history and people's lives today.

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Éditeur
gestalten
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3899558456
ISBN 13 
9783899558456
Reliure
Relié
Illustrateur
Ryan Johnson
Nombre de pages
72
Éditeur
Little Gestalten
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible