Books on the Western Railways
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Nothing Like It in the World : The Men Who Built
the Transcontinental Railroad 1865-1869
by Stephen E. Ambrose, 2000 $28.00 (less discount) |
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| The immensely
popular Ambrose provides an eminently readable study of a complex
episode in American history. | |
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Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
by David Haward Bain, 2000 $34.95 (less discount) |
| A
well researched rendering of the great railroad project
linking east to west, focusing on the known and lesser
known men behind the scenes. This is an epic book in
impact as well as length. | |
