Nothing Like It In The World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 (Paperback)
by Stephen E. Ambrose
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dj
- ISBN 10
- 0743203178
- ISBN 13
- 9780743203173
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. Second. Paperback. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. pp. 431 plus 32 B/W plates of photographic images. ""The Union had won the Civil War; slavery was abolished. Lincoln, an early champion of railroads, would not live to see the next great achievement. It took brains, muscle, and sweat in quantities and scope never before ventured and required engineers and surveyors willing to lose…
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
- The Edmonton Book Store (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 295244
- Title
- Nothing Like It In The World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 (Paperback)
- Author
- Stephen E. Ambrose
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second
- ISBN 10
- 0743203178
- ISBN 13
- 9780743203173
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Size
- 8vo
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