A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
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Once upon a time even our goods and wares travelled romantically. Tea, silk and spices were dispersed across the oceans in East India Company ships. Now most goods are moved by trucks, with one person taking responsibility. This book looks at the trucking experiences of the author.
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A Thousand Miles from Nowhere by Graham Coster
Once upon a time even our goods and wares travelled romantically. Bales of tea, rolls of silk, jars of spices were dispersed across the oceans in East India Company schooners and clippers. But modern goods are now moved by trucks, with one man taking his truck, possibly all the way across Europe, alone, responsible for perhaps a quarter of a million pounds worth of goods. Across Eastern Europe, where customs regulations change every week, where on one run fuel might be short in Rumania or fighting have broken out in Yugoslavia. This book looks at the trucking experiences of the author.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780140176094 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140176098 |
| Title | A Thousand Miles from Nowhere |
| Author | Graham Coster |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1996-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Thomas Cook/Daily Telegraph Travel Book Award 1996 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |