Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Railway That United America
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NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE WORLD is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad - the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its importance; the engineers and surveyors who risked, and sometimes lost, their lives; and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, and the other labourers who did the backbreakin... More
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Publisher | Pocket Books |
Binding | Paperback (37 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 432 |
ISBN-10 | 1416511423 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1416511427 |
Publication Date | /2005 |
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