Slow Train to Switzerland

Slow Train to Switzerland One Tour, Two Trips, 150 Years - And a World of Change Apart

Hardback (24 Oct 2013)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Diccon Bewes embarks on a historical train ride following the route taken by Thomas Cook in the 19th century. Cook began his first ever tour in 1863 - the round trip would take 3 weeks and was a rail journey travelling from London to Lucerne. The success of this tour meant that Cook became a household name and gave rise to modern mass tourism. With the aid of a diary written by a female passenger documenting the trip day by day, Diccon Bewes follows the footsteps of these early tourists.

Book information

ISBN: 9781857886092
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Pub date:
DEWEY: 914.9404
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 604g
Height: 237mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 37mm