Nothing Like It in the World
Subtitle: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: August 29, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780684846095
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Railway transport industries; Trains & railways: general interest; c 1800 to c 1900; Railroad construction workers; Railroads; U.S. History - Civil War And Reconstruction (1860-1877); United States - Reconstruction Period (1865-1877); History - General History; United States; History: American; USA; United States - 19th Century/Old West; History / United States / General; Central Pacific Railroad Compa; United States - Civil War; Railroads - History; 19th centurry; 19th century; History
First sentence: AUGUST 13, 1859, was a hot day in Council Bluffs, Iowa.