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Christopher Portway - The World Commuter (Great Journeys by Train) (2nd Hand Paperback)
ISBN / GTIN-13 : 9781840241457
Synopsis
This work embraces half a lifetime of travelling around the world by train: steaming down the Khyber Pass on the train's front buffers; and attempting an escape as a POW in Nazi-occupied Europe in World War II.
It teems with incident and strange encounter in one man's global passion.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good
- Category : Non-Fiction - Travel & Guidebooks
- Published : 2001 (Summersdale Publishers)
- ISBN : 9871840241457
- SKU : B000061
- PPC : SP300gm
- RRP : £7.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'Exciting and unusual . . . Life's never been dull for Christopher.' - The Weekly News.
'Extraordinary.' - The Brighton Evening Argus.
'Stranger than fiction.' - The Daily Express.
'The clever mix of travelogue, history and anecdote makes for an entertaining and thought-provoking read.' - Geographical Magazine.
'Sit back and enjoy . . .' - York Railway Museum Magazine.
'The Clever mix of travelogue, history and anecdote makes for an entertaining and thought-provoking read.' - Geographical Magazine.
The Author
Christopher Portway was born in Halstead, Essex on the 30. October 1923 and died in London on the 30. July 2009. He was a travel writer and an author of several books.Delivery & Postage
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