The only continuous land route between Western Europe and the Pacific coast of the USSR, the Trans-Siberian Railway covers nearly a 100 degrees of longitude, seven time zones and 5900 miles in a journey lasting 192 hours and 35 minutes. In 1977 Eric Newby set out with his wife, an official guide and a photographer to gather a wealth of irreverent and humorous detail about life in the USSR. Eric Newby has also written "When the Snow Comes, They Will Take You Away", "The World Atlas of Exploration", "Great Ascents" and many travel other travel books.
- ISBN10 0312078498
- ISBN13 9780312078492
- Publish Date 1 January 1978
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 May 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St. Martin's Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 267
- Language English