Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
- ISBN-10
- 0743203178
- ISBN-13
- 9780743203173
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 431
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Stephen E. Ambrose
Description
Chronicles the race to finish the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s and the exploits, sacrifices, triumphs, and tragedies of the individuals who made it happen.
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- 2012-12-11
- 432 pages
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