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Nothing like it in the world : the men who built the transcontinental railroad, 1863-1869 / Stephen E. Ambrose.
The story of the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened 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, and.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780743204309
- ISBN: 0743204301
- Physical Description: 704 pages, (large print) [32] pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
- Edition: Large print ed.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, ©2000.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Picking the route 1830-1860 -- Getting to California 1848-1859 -- Birth of the Central Pacific 1860-1862 -- Birth of the Union Pacific 1862-1864 -- Judah and the elephant 1862-1864 -- Laying out the Union Pacific line 1864-1865 -- Central Pacific attacks the Sierra Nevada 1865 -- Union Pacific across Nebraska 1866 -- Central Pacific assaults the Sierra 1866 -- Union Pacific to the Rocky Mountains 1867 -- Central Pacific penetrates the summit 1867 -- Union Pacific across Wyoming 1868 -- Brigham Young and the Mormons make the grade 1868 -- Central Pacific goes through Nevada 1868 -- Railroads race into Utah January 1-April 10, 1869 -- To the summit April 11-May 7, 1869 -- Done May 8-10, 1869. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| scottsboropl | 385.09 Amb | 32269000631302 | Adult - Nonfiction | Available | - |
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| 250 | . | ‡aLarge print ed. | |
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| 300 | . | ‡a704 pages, (large print) [32] pages of plates : ‡billustrations, map ; ‡c25 cm. | |
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| 520 | . | ‡aThe story of the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened 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, and. | |
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