Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Virginia

The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869

In this account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage, Stephen E. Ambrose offers a historical successor to his universally acclaimed Undaunted Courage, which recounted the explorations of the West by Lewis and Clark. 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.Ambrose writes with power and eloquence about the brave men -- the famous and the unheralded, ordinary men doing the extraordinary -- who accomplished the spectacular feat that made the continent into a nation.

Nothing Like It in the World

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Stephen E. Ambrose

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Maryland

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.

Category - Non Fiction / History

Format - Hardcover

Condition - Excellent

Listed - 2 years ago

Views - 10

Wishes - 3

Ships From - Virginia

Est. Publication Date - Oct 2001

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