A GREAT AND SHINING ROAD : The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroad
by Williams, John Hoyt
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- Condition
- New/None as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0812918320
- ISBN 13
- 9780812918328
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New York, NY: Times Books/Random House, 1989. First Edition, 2nd Printing . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. BRAND NEW Copy. Historical narrative of the laying of America's transcontinental railroad. 14 chapters: 1, America, the Machine, & the Idea Whose Time Had Come; 2, Understanding the Void; 3, "Crazy" Judah, the Big Four, & the Pacific Railroad Act; 4, The First, Faint Stirrings; 5, Scheming in the Wild East; 6, The Chinese Factor & the Indian Threat; 7, The UP Gets an Army; the CP Gets a Race; 8, War Whoops on the Plains & the Octopus Is Born; 9, Into Darkest Wyoming & the Sierras Surrender; 10, Backstabbing Across the Plains & Blessedly Flat Nevada; 11, The Union Pacific Does Not Bear Scrutiny Well; 12, Carving Through Nevada; 13, Crocker's Wager & the Golden Spike; and, 14, Judgement Day.
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- Title
- A GREAT AND SHINING ROAD : The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroad
- Author
- Williams, John Hoyt
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 2nd Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0812918320
- ISBN 13
- 9780812918328
- Publisher
- Times Books/Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- History, American Transcontinental Railroad, Transportation
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- Economics; Political Science;
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