Nothing Like It In The World

Nothing Like It In The World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 by Shephen E Ambrose. Published by Touchstone Book/Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, 2000. 1st Paperback Edition1st Printing. Paperback. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine. Black line bottom content edge. 431 Pgs. ISBN 0743203178. LCCN 00-041005. In this railroad history, a noted historian tells the story of the construction of America's transcontinental railroad. The author describes how the idea was conceived in the 1830s, and organizes his story by individual rail lines, telling how each met the specific challenges posed by nature in each state or region until the lines were completed and joined in 1869. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Description text copyright 2007 BooksForComfort. Item ID 15964.