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Nothing Like It In The World by Stephen E. Ambrose · Booklabria

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Nothing Like It In The World

HistoryRailroads

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First published: 2000
Language: English
Editions: 11

Synopsis

"Nothing Like It in the World is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad - the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its importance; the engineers and surveyors who risked, and lost, their lives; and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, and the other laborers who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects: History
Railroads
Railroads, history
Railroads, united states, history
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Set in: United States
Time: 19th Century

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