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245 10 a| Nothing like it in the world :b| the men who built the transcontinental railroad, 1863-1869 /c| Stephen E. Ambrose.;

300 a| 431 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 25 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-411) and index.;

505 00 g| ch. 1.t| Picking the route 1830-1860 --g| ch. 2.t| Getting to California 1848-1859 --g| ch. 3.t| Birth of the Central Pacific 1860-1862 --g| ch. 4.t| Birth of the Union Pacific 1862-1864 --g| ch. 5.t| Judah and the elephant 1862-1864 --g| ch. 6.t| Laying out the Union Pacific line 1864-1865 --g| ch. 7.t| Central Pacific attacks the Sierra Nevada 1865 --g| ch. 8.t| Union Pacific across Nebraska 1866 --g| ch. 9.t| Central Pacific assaults the Sierra 1866 --g| ch. 10.t| Union Pacific to the Rocky Mountains 1867 --g| ch. 11.t| Central Pacific penetrates the summit 1867 --g| ch. 12.t| Union Pacific across Wyoming 1868 --g| ch. 13.t| Brigham Young and the Mormons make the grade 1868 --g| ch. 14.t| Central Pacific goes through Nevada 1868 --g| ch. 15.t| Railroads race into Utah January 1-April 10, 1869 --g| ch. 16.t| To the summit April 11-May 7, 1869 --t| Done May 8-10, 1869.;

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Nothing like it in the world : the men who built the transcontinental railroad, 1863-1869 / Stephen E. Ambrose.

Author/creator	Ambrose, Stephen E.
Format	Book
Publication Info	New York : Simon & Schuster, ©2000.
Description	431 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects	Central Pacific Railroad Company--History. Union Pacific Railroad Company--History. Railroads--United States. --History. --19th century. Railroad construction workers--United States. --History. --19th century.

Contents	ch. 1. Picking the route 1830-1860 -- ch. 2. Getting to California 1848-1859 -- ch. 3. Birth of the Central Pacific 1860-1862 -- ch. 4. Birth of the Union Pacific 1862-1864 -- ch. 5. Judah and the elephant 1862-1864 -- ch. 6. Laying out the Union Pacific line 1864-1865 -- ch. 7. Central Pacific attacks the Sierra Nevada 1865 -- ch. 8. Union Pacific across Nebraska 1866 -- ch. 9. Central Pacific assaults the Sierra 1866 -- ch. 10. Union Pacific to the Rocky Mountains 1867 -- ch. 11. Central Pacific penetrates the summit 1867 -- ch. 12. Union Pacific across Wyoming 1868 -- ch. 13. Brigham Young and the Mormons make the grade 1868 -- ch. 14. Central Pacific goes through Nevada 1868 -- ch. 15. Railroads race into Utah January 1-April 10, 1869 -- ch. 16. To the summit April 11-May 7, 1869 -- Done May 8-10, 1869.
Local note	Little-325026--305131044375-
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-411) and index.
LCCN	00041005
ISBN	0684846098

Nothing like it in the world : the men who built the transcontinental railroad, 1863-1869 / Stephen E. Ambrose.

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