NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE WORLD: THE MEN WHO BUILT THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD 1863-1869
by Ambrose, Stephen E
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0684846098
- ISBN 13
- 9780684846095
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2000. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The story of the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad, of the men who built it - the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightenbed 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, the the other laborers who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks. 431 pages with photographs. Map endpapers. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket.
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
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48197
- Title
- NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE WORLD: THE MEN WHO BUILT THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD 1863-1869
- Author
- Ambrose, Stephen E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition First printing
- ISBN 10
- 0684846098
- ISBN 13
- 9780684846095
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- railroad, union pacific, trains, transportation
- Bookseller catalogs
- Railroad Bargains;
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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