Nothing Like It in the World : The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1865-1869
by Ambrose, Stephen E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0684846098
- ISBN 13
- 9780684846095
- Seller
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Trade, 2000. Book has 341 pages with center section of b&w photographs/illustrations. DJ has price clipped and light wear on edge. 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 backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks. . 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Nothing Like It In the World was written by Stephen Ambrose, a writer of historical literature books, and is a #1 New York Times Bestseller about the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. The book is about the period of the railroad from 1863 to 1869. The railroad spanned from Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California.
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- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000285
- Title
- Nothing Like It in the World : The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1865-1869
- Author
- Ambrose, Stephen E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0684846098
- ISBN 13
- 9780684846095
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Trade
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- RAILROADS CONSTRUCTION UNITED STATES HISTORY UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY 1862 1880 TRANSPORTATION GENERAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation; Railroads;
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- Good+
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