Riding the Iron Rooster
by Paul Theroux
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- very good/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0399133097
- ISBN 13
- 9780399133091
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- Jerome Yanoff (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- JYS316192
- Title
- Riding the Iron Rooster
- Author
- Paul Theroux
- Format/Binding
- Excellent
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0399133097
- ISBN 13
- 9780399133091
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
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