Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
by Ambrose, Stephen E
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- Paperback
- Condition
- G+
- ISBN 10
- 0743203178
- ISBN 13
- 9780743203173
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About This Item
New York: Touchstone, 2001. 431pp. Edges lightly soiled & faded; remainder stripe bottom edge; light soiling rear cover; spine slightly slanted. Illus.; endnotes; biblio.; index.. Pb. G+.
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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- Priceless Books (US)
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- 242304
- Title
- Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
- Author
- Ambrose, Stephen E
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - G+
- ISBN 10
- 0743203178
- ISBN 13
- 9780743203173
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- American History
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