The race to the future

St. Clair,Kassia

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. 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.

Author(s): Clair,Kassia, St.
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 07/11/2024
Pagination: 384 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: John Murray
Published By: John Murray
Book Classification: History|Automotive technology & trades|Society & culture: general
Dimensions: 196x128x34
Weight: 311
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781529386073