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Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
by Bain, David Haward
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 067080889X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670808892
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Viking, 1999 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Tan boards, black spine with gilt titles, xvii, 797 pp, 16 ff b & w plates, 7 maps in text, notes, bibliography, index. Slight shelf wear. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 4 lbs.. First Edition. . Near Fine/Near Fine. 24 X 16 cm.
Synopsis
After the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad was the nineteenth century's most transformative event. Beginning in 1842 with a visionary's dream to span the continent with twin bands of iron, Empire Express captures three dramatic decades in which the United States effectively doubled in size, fought three wars, and began to discover a new national identity. From self--made entrepreneurs such as the Union Pacific's Thomas Durant and era--defining figures such as President Lincoln to the thousands of laborers whose backbreaking work made the railroad possible, this extraordinary narrative summons an astonishing array of voices to give new dimension not only to this epic endeavor but also to the culture, political struggles, and social conflicts of an unforgettable period in American history.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Twin City Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RRGN00008
- Title
- Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
- Author
- Bain, David Haward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 067080889X
- ISBN 13
- 9780670808892
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Railroads History United States Union Pacific
- Bookseller catalogs
- Railroads;
- X weight
- 64 oz
- Size
- 24 X 16 cm
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