Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
by Ambrose, Stephen E
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 0684846098
- ISBN 13
- 9780684846095
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Hardcover. New/New. Signed on the title page by the author in blue pen as follows: "S E Ambrose"; not personalized to anyone. Number line in the work reads as follows: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Volume itself has blue and brown covers with sharp gilt lettering on the spine. 432 pages, including an index and a bibliography. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality cover. Available for immediate shipment, carefully packed in a sturdy box!
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
- James Lasseter, Jr.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0011639
- 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
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0684846098
- ISBN 13
- 9780684846095
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- Railroads-United States-History-19th Century. Central Pacific Railroad Company-History. Union Pacific Railroad Company-History. Railroad Construction workers-United States-History-19th Century. Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Tran
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Brooksville, Florida
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