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Book Title: Midnight in Siberia : a Train JOURNEY Into the Heart of Russia
Item Length: 8.3in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: David Greene
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Cultural Heritage, Railroads / General, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Food, Lodging & Transportation / Rail Travel, Sociology / General, Customs & Traditions, Russia
Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Transportation, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 9.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 352 Pages
