Epic Adventures: Explore the World in 12 Amazing Train Journeys
Train journeys are as varied as the world…
Co-author of the ‘Adventures on Trains’ series, Sam Sedgman, has written ‘Epic Adventures’ a fabulous new book which explores twelve of the world’s most exciting real-life railway trips, capturing the wonder of travel-and the story told by each rail journey.
A map of the world shows the start and end point of each rail journey as well as its location. Additional information is also included throughout the book on related topics like epic engineering and abandoned stations. There is also a spread focusing on how Britain is a nation shaped by railways, looking at the development from Stevenson’s Rocket to the present day.
Sam Sedgman has chosen twelve of the world’s most fascinating rail trips, offering a whistle-stop tour of each. Each spread is has been brilliantly illustrated by Sam Brewster, whose use of colour and detail is a real joy. So much detail is packed into each page with snippets about the history, culture and people of each place as well as statistics about each journey.
Some of these trips are ones which have featured in the ‘Adventures on Trains’ books, offering further background and detail about each train and its setting, but the book is brilliant for anyone who loves trains, travel or both, allowing the reader to follow the very route the train takes. The text is respectful to indigenous cultures and peoples and makes very clear the motivations behind the development of railways across the world during the British Empire.
I am going to buy my dad a copy of ‘Epic Adventures’ as I know he will love it and my husband has currently ‘borrowed’ my copy. I’m hoping he’s planning a trip!
Epic Adventures: Explore the World in 12 Amazing Train Journeys
Sam Sedgman, illustrated by Sam Brewster
Macmillan ISBN: 978-1529065657
Published 17th February 2022
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