Nothing like it in the world : the men who built the transcontinental railroad, 1863-1869 / Stephen E. Ambrose.
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TextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2001; �2000Edition: 1st Touchstone edDescription: 431 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9780743203173Other title: Men who built the transcontinental railroad, 1863-1869Subject(s): Central Pacific Railroad Company -- History | Union Pacific Railroad Company -- History | Railroads -- United States -- History -- 19th century | Railroad construction workers -- United States -- History -- 19th centuryDDC classification: 385/.0973 LOC classification: TF23 | .A48 2001Summary: Profiles the men who built the transcontinental railroad, the investors who risked their businesses to fund it, the politicians who understood its importance, the Irish and Chinese immigrants who worked on it, and the other laborers who did the dangerous work of laying the track.
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 385/AMB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500060325 |
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"A Touchstone book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-411) and index.
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Profiles the men who built the transcontinental railroad, the investors who risked their businesses to fund it, the politicians who understood its importance, the Irish and Chinese immigrants who worked on it, and the other laborers who did the dangerous work of laying the track.
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