Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869, Paperback - Stephen E. Ambrose

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*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the projects' construction *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The Transcont...

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