FA: Nothing Like It In The World, Stephen Ambrose, TPB

Nothing Like It In The World:
The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863 - 1869
by Stephen E. Ambrose

This book gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision
and courage. It 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
laborers who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks.
Illsutrated with B&W photos.

Touchstone Book/Simon & Schuster, New York, 2001, First Touchstone Edition,
431 pages, 6 1/8" x 9 ¼", trade paperback, illustrated.

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Auction closes 7/16/04.