Nothing Like It In the World 
Subtitle: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: November 6, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780743203173
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Railway transport industries; Trains & railways: general interest; c 1800 to c 1900; Railroads - History; History: American; History; History - General History; United States - Civil War; USA; United States; United States - 19th Century/Old West; United States - Reconstruction Period (1865-1877); History / United States / 19th Century; United States - 19th Century; United States - General; 19th century; Railroad construction workers; Railroads
First sentence: AUGUST 13, 1859, was a hot day in Council Bluffs, Iowa.