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The Race to the Future - The Adventure that Accelerated the Twentieth Century
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The Race to the Future - The Adventure that Accelerated the Twentieth Century
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10 June 1907, Peking. Five cars set off in a desperate race across
two continents on the verge of revolution. An Italian prince and
his chauffeur, a French racing driver, a conman and various
journalists battle over steep mountain ranges and across the arid
vastness of the Gobi Desert. The contestants need teams of helpers
to drag their primitive cars up narrow gorges, lift them over rough
terrain and float them across rivers. Petrol is almost impossible
to find, there are barely any roads, armed bandits and wolves lurk
in the forests. Updates on their progress, sent by telegram, are
eagerly devoured by millions in one of the first ever global news
stories. Their destination: Paris. More than its many adventures,
the Peking-to-Paris provided the impetus for profound change. The
world of 1907 is poised between the old and the new: communist
regimes will replace imperial ones in China and Russia; the
telegraph is transforming modern communication and the car will
soon displace the horse. In this book bestselling author Kassia St
Clair traces the fascinating stories of two interlocking races -
setting the derring-do (and sometimes cheating) of one of the
world's first car races against the backdrop of a larger
geopolitical and technological rush to the future, as the rivalry
grows between countries and empires, building up to the cataclysmic
event that changed everything - the First World War. The Race to
the Future is the incredible true story of the quest against the
odds that shaped the world we live in today. PRAISE FOR KASSIA ST
CLAIR 'Excellent, innovative and idiosyncratic history that will
colour your thinking . . . St Clair writes with style, energy and
knowledge' SPECTATOR 'Hugely ambitious, sparklingly erudite and
wonderfully engaging' PETER FRANKOPAN, HISTORY TODAY
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Imprint: |
John Murray Publishers Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
December 2023 |
Authors: |
Kassia St Clair
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Dimensions: |
234 x 153mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5293-8606-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5293-8606-3 |
Barcode: |
9781529386066 |
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