{"product_id":"the-untold-railway-stories-9780715656082","title":"The Untold Railway Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eA compendium of new writing telling of little known journeys and uncovered histories of railway routes around the world - from the UK, Europe and Africa to North America, the Middle East and Asia. This collection will appeal to general readers around travel, history and railways, as well as readers of post-colonial writings, geo-political explorations or global family histories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom the Burmese highlands to the British Pennines, from the history of a precipitous coastal stretch of Indian railroad to a cross-continent odyssey on African railways, this is a new way of exploring the world and its history, by train.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Untold Railways Stories \u003c\/em\u003eis a testament to both the joy and impact of train travel - to the ambition and ingenuity, and also to destruction and sacrifice within the history of passenger railways - and is published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of first passenger railway line. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonisha Rajesh\u003c\/strong\u003e is an author and journalist whose writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e, in which she wrote a monthly column about travelling the world by train. Her first book \u003cem\u003eAround India in 80 Trains\u003c\/em\u003e (2012) was named one of the \u003cem\u003eIndependent\u003c\/em\u003e's top ten books on India. Her second book, \u003cem\u003eAround the World in 80 Trains\u003c\/em\u003e (2019) won the National Geographic Travel Book of the Year and was shortlisted for the Stanford Dolman Award. @monisha_rajesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"September Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51860215202066,"sku":"9780715656082","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1c94c5b3-2ee6-4244-a993-f101aaf28c0b.jpg?v=1767779480","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-untold-railway-stories-9780715656082","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}