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Nothing Like It in the World by Stephen E. Ambrose Jr. (2000, Hardcover) 
Nothing Like It in the World by Stephen E. Ambrose Jr. (2000, Hardcover)

 
Nothing Like It in the World by Stephen E. Ambrose Jr. (2000, Hardcover)

Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: 2000-08-29
Language: English
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0684846098
ISBN-13: 9780684846095
Product ID: EPID1688511
Description: In this railroad history, a noted historian tells the story of the construction of America's transcontinental railroad. Ambrose describes how the idea was conceived in the 1830s, and organizes his story by individual rail lines, telling ...
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Synopsis
In this railroad history, a noted historian tells the story of the construction of America's transcontinental railroad. Ambrose describes how the idea was conceived in the 1830s, and organizes his story by individual rail lines, telling how each met the specific challenges posed by nature in each state or region until the lines were completed and joined in 1869.

Details
Publication Date:2000-08-29

Size
Length:431 pages
Height:9.8 in
Width:6.5 in
Thickness:1.5 in
Weight:25.6 oz

Publisher's Note
The author of Citizen Soldiers and Undaunted Courage chronicles the race to finish the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s and the exploits, sacrifices, triumphs, and tragedies of the individuals who made it happen.

Industry Reviews
"Ambrose's scholarship seems impeccable, supported by copious notes and an extensive bibliography. He writes a brisk, colloquial, straightforward prose that not only is easy to read but also bears the reader on shoulders of wonder and excitement..."
New York Times Book Review - Henry Kisor (09/17/2000)

'[B]y asking brisk down-to-earth questions [Ambrose] was able to write a brisk account of how the transcontinental railroad was built...."
New York Review of Books - William H. McNeill (09/20/2001)

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