Project Gutenberg 2014-12-28 Public domain in the USA. 202 Barzini, Luigi 1874 1947 Borghese, Scipione 1871 1927 Borghese, Scipione Luigi Marcantanio Francesco Rodolfo, prince Sulmona, Scipione Luigi Marcantanio Francesco Rodolfo, prince of La metà del mondo vista da un'automobile. German Peking-Paris im Automobil Eine Wettfahrt durch Asien und Europa in sechzig Tagen. Produced by Peter Becker, Marc-Andre Seekamp and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Peking-Paris im Automobil" by Luigi Barzini is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles an ambitious motor rally from Peking to Paris, detailing the challenges and experiences faced by the participants during their journey through Asia and Europe. The narrative is led by the vehicle’s driver, Scipione Borghese, and aims to demonstrate the viability of automobiles as a means of transport over long distances. The beginning of the text sets the stage for this daring expedition by revealing insights into the motivations behind the journey. Luigi Barzini recalls the initial announcement of the Peking-Paris race and his subsequent preparation for participation, which includes an introduction to his companion, Ettore Guizzardi, the mechanic of the automobile "Itala." The opening portion emphasizes the technicalities of the vehicle, the logistical planning required for the trip, and the skepticism faced from various quarters regarding the feasibility of such an undertaking. It paints a vivid picture of anticipation and the spirit of adventure that characterizes this remarkable automobile journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de Peking to Paris Motor Challenge (1st : 1907) DS Text Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Modern (1750+) 1175071 2025-08-19T08:53:53.978930 text/html 1125214 2024-10-24T13:26:55 text/html 11112087 2025-08-19T08:54:11.040403 application/epub+zip 11120721 2025-08-19T08:53:57.300384 application/epub+zip 532429 2025-08-19T08:53:55.571423 application/epub+zip 11089496 2025-08-19T08:54:21.166282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10975143 2025-08-19T08:54:08.412332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 742222 2022-09-21T17:08:15.691909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1026539 2025-08-19T08:53:51.016975 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1006644 2024-10-24T13:26:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17933 2025-08-19T08:54:21.360271 application/rdf+xml 18236 2025-08-19T08:53:55.732413 image/jpeg 2342 2025-08-19T08:53:55.653899 image/jpeg 10849938 2025-08-19T08:53:54.553925 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia it.wikipedia en.wikipedia it.wikipedia