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Stephen E. Ambrose

Nothing Like It In the World

The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869

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In this account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage, Stephen E. Ambrose offers a historical successor to his universally acclaimed Undaunted Courage, which recounted the explorations of the West by Lewis and Clark. Nothing Like It in the World is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad -- the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its importance; the engineers and surveyors who risked, and lost, their lives; and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, and the other laborers who did the backbreaking and dangerous wor… Mehr

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Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-0-7432-1083-6
  • EAN: 9780743210836
  • Produktnummer: 14352439
  • Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2000
  • Seitenangabe: 432 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 71'374 KB
  • Abbildungen: illustrations

Über den Autor


Stephen E. Ambrose was a renowned historian and acclaimed author of more than thirty books. Among his New York Times bestsellers are Nothing Like It in the World, Citizen Soldiers, Band of Brothers, D-Day - June 6, 1944, and Undaunted Courage. Dr. Ambrose was a retired Boyd Professor of History at the University of New Orleans and a contributing editor for the Quarterly Journal of Military History.

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