The Race To The Future - The Adventure That Accelerated The Twentieth Century By Kassia St Clair

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20231121 (R4)

Ostensibly about the world's first car race, but really about the world at this decisive turning point at the beginning of the 20th century, this amazing tale is packed with fascinating characters while charting pan-continental technological progress.

More than its many adventures, the Peking to Paris race provided the impetus for profound change. 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.

Author 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.

Written by Kassia St Clair

Read by Adjoa Andoh

How an epic car race from Peking to Paris in 1907 inspired a new era of modernisation.

In 1907, the newspaper Le Matin proposed the world's first epic car race across two continents, from Peking to Paris. Five cars accepted the 8,000-mile challenge.

20231121

20231122 (R4)

Written by Kassia St Clair

Read by Adjoa Andoh

The Peking to Paris 1907 car race crosses China and the Gobi desert.

How an epic car race from Peking to Paris in 1907 inspired a new era of modernisation.

The Peking to Paris 1907 car race crosses China and the Gobi desert as journalists compete to file copy via the new tangled technology - the telegraph.

20231122

20231123 (R4)

Written by Kassia St Clair

Read by Adjoa Andoh

The 1907 Peking to Paris car race enters a gruelling leg between Omsk and Tomsk.

How an epic car race from Peking to Paris in 1907 inspired a new era of modernisation.

The 1907 Peking to Paris car race enters a gruelling leg between Omsk and Tomsk. Just seven years earlier, the horse was the main transport.

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20231124 (R4)

Written by Kassia St Clair

Read by Adjoa Andoh

43 days after the start of the 1907 Peking-Paris car race, the Italian team see the Volga.

How an epic car race from Peking to Paris in 1907 inspired a new era of modernisation.

43 days after the start of the 1907 Peking to Paris car race, the Italian team can see the Volga. Only 48 years earlier, Edwin Drake had established the first modern oil well.

20231124

20231125 (R4)

Written by Kassia St Clair

Read by Adjoa Andoh

In the 1907 Peking to Paris car race, the frontrunner Itala is 30 miles from Paris.

How an epic car race from Peking to Paris in 1907 inspired a new era of modernisation.

In the 1907 Peking to Paris car race, the frontrunner Itala is 30 miles from Paris. But will they be the first to cross the line?

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01	20231120	20231121 (R4)	Ostensibly about the world's first car race, but really about the world at this decisive turning point at the beginning of the 20th century, this amazing tale is packed with fascinating characters while charting pan-continental technological progress. More than its many adventures, the Peking to Paris race provided the impetus for profound change. 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. Author 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. Written by Kassia St Clair Read by Adjoa Andoh How an epic car race from Peking to Paris in 1907 inspired a new era of modernisation. In 1907, the newspaper Le Matin proposed the world's first epic car race across two continents, from Peking to Paris. Five cars accepted the 8,000-mile challenge.
02	20231121	20231122 (R4)	Ostensibly about the world's first car race, but really about the world at this decisive turning point at the beginning of the 20th century, this amazing tale is packed with fascinating characters while charting pan-continental technological progress. More than its many adventures, the Peking to Paris race provided the impetus for profound change. 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. Author 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. Written by Kassia St Clair Read by Adjoa Andoh The Peking to Paris 1907 car race crosses China and the Gobi desert. How an epic car race from Peking to Paris in 1907 inspired a new era of modernisation. The Peking to Paris 1907 car race crosses China and the Gobi desert as journalists compete to file copy via the new tangled technology - the telegraph.
03	20231122	20231123 (R4)	Ostensibly about the world's first car race, but really about the world at this decisive turning point at the beginning of the 20th century, this amazing tale is packed with fascinating characters while charting pan-continental technological progress. More than its many adventures, the Peking to Paris race provided the impetus for profound change. 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. Author 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. Written by Kassia St Clair Read by Adjoa Andoh The 1907 Peking to Paris car race enters a gruelling leg between Omsk and Tomsk. How an epic car race from Peking to Paris in 1907 inspired a new era of modernisation. The 1907 Peking to Paris car race enters a gruelling leg between Omsk and Tomsk. Just seven years earlier, the horse was the main transport.
04	20231123	20231124 (R4)	Ostensibly about the world's first car race, but really about the world at this decisive turning point at the beginning of the 20th century, this amazing tale is packed with fascinating characters while charting pan-continental technological progress. More than its many adventures, the Peking to Paris race provided the impetus for profound change. 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. Author 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. Written by Kassia St Clair Read by Adjoa Andoh 43 days after the start of the 1907 Peking-Paris car race, the Italian team see the Volga. How an epic car race from Peking to Paris in 1907 inspired a new era of modernisation. 43 days after the start of the 1907 Peking to Paris car race, the Italian team can see the Volga. Only 48 years earlier, Edwin Drake had established the first modern oil well.
05	20231124	20231125 (R4)	Ostensibly about the world's first car race, but really about the world at this decisive turning point at the beginning of the 20th century, this amazing tale is packed with fascinating characters while charting pan-continental technological progress. More than its many adventures, the Peking to Paris race provided the impetus for profound change. 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. Author 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. Written by Kassia St Clair Read by Adjoa Andoh In the 1907 Peking to Paris car race, the frontrunner Itala is 30 miles from Paris. How an epic car race from Peking to Paris in 1907 inspired a new era of modernisation. In the 1907 Peking to Paris car race, the frontrunner Itala is 30 miles from Paris. But will they be the first to cross the line?