Author: Library of Congress
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712

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Author: University of California, Berkeley. Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1128

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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 910

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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1288

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Category : Railroad engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1304

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Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 555

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Author: David Haward Bain
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101658045
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1432

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After the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad was the nineteenth century's most transformative event. Beginning in 1842 with a visionary's dream to span the continent with twin bands of iron, Empire Express captures three dramatic decades in which the United States effectively doubled in size, fought three wars, and began to discover a new national identity. From self--made entrepreneurs such as the Union Pacific's Thomas Durant and era--defining figures such as President Lincoln to the thousands of laborers whose backbreaking work made the railroad possible, this extraordinary narrative summons an astonishing array of voices to give new dimension not only to this epic endeavor but also to the culture, political struggles, and social conflicts of an unforgettable period in American history.

Author: Charles Frederick Carter
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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Author: Stuart Daggett
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Category : Pacific railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 518

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Author: Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9780743203173
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 468

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The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.