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ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster] Softcover An account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage, 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 sometimes lost, their lives; and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, and the other laborers who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks. It is the story of two companies pitted against each other by the U.S government: the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads. Illus. 431p. [New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: Simon & Schuster] Softcover Story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad, 1863-69. B+W plates. [Waterloo, ON, Canada] [Publication Year: 2001]
New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. Date: 2001. Revised ed.. Trade paperback. Fine.. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 432 p. Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1865-69. Audience: General/trade. . No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. remainder mark. . 2001. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0743203178 9780743203173 [US]
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York, NY] Softcover Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 432 p. Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1865-69. Audience: General/trade. No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. remainder mark. SC 381 [Derwood, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]
New York, NY: Touchstone Book. Good with No dust jacket as issued. Date: 2000. 2nd Printing. Trade Size Paperback. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 431 pages; Trade size paperback yellowed text. Illustrated with index. . 2000. Touchstone Book ISBN 0743203178 9780743203173 [US]
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New York: Simon & Schuster, Date: 2000. Second. Paperback. Very Good/No Dj. 8vo. pp. 431 plus 32 B/W plates of photographic images. ""The Union had won the Civil War; slavery was abolished. Lincoln, an early champion of railroads, would not live to see the next great achievement. It took brains, muscle, and sweat in quantities and scope never before ventured and required engineers and surveyors willing to lose… 2000. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0743203178 9780743203173 [CA]
New York, NY: Touchstone Book/Simon & Schuster, Date: 2000. 1st Pbk Ed 1st Pr. Black line bottom content edge. Paperback. 8vo. 64 Pgs.. Nr Fine. 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 Edition 1st Printing. Paperback. No DJ. 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. 2000. Touchstone Book/Simon & Schuster ISBN 0743203178 9780743203173 [US]
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: Touchstone 2001-11-06, New York |London] Softcover Language: eng [London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2001]
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: Touchstone 2001-11-06, New York |London] Softcover Language: eng [London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2001]
Simon & Schuster, Date: 2001. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Book is in very good condition: No writings/markings on text. Front and back cover in good condition. FIRST EDITION. 2001. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0743203178 9780743203173 [US]
Paperback / softback. New. The brave men who built the American Transcontinental Railroad between 1865 and 1869 came from China, Ireland and the defeated South. The Union had won the Civil War and the government pitted the Union Pacific against the Central Pacific in a race that encouraged speed over caution. ISBN 0743203178 9780743203173 [GB]
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: Simon & Schuster] Softcover Bumped edges and book is warped No.1 BESTSELLERS - great prices, friendly customer service â€" all orders are dispatched next working day. [Hereford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2001]
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: TOUCHSTONE PR] Softcover Über den AutorStephen 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-Da. [Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2001]
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: Atria Books Nov 2001] Softcover Neuware -From the author of 'D-Day' and many other works of history, comes a detailed history of the men who built the transcontinental railroad that opened up the west of America. photos. 432 pp. Englisch [Bergisch Gladbach, Germany] [Publication Year: 2001]
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: Atria Books Nov 2001] Softcover Neuware -From the author of 'D-Day' and many other works of history, comes a detailed history of the men who built the transcontinental railroad that opened up the west of America. photos. [Zwiesel, Germany] [Publication Year: 2001]
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: Atria Books Nov 2001] Softcover Neuware -From the author of 'D-Day' and many other works of history, comes a detailed history of the men who built the transcontinental railroad that opened up the west of America. photos. 432 pp. Englisch [Bergisch Gladbach, Germany] [Publication Year: 2001]
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: TOUCHSTONE PR] Softcover New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. [Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2002]
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: TOUCHSTONE PR] Softcover Über den AutorStephen 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-Da. [Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2001]
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: Atria Books Nov 2001] Softcover Neuware - From the author of 'D-Day' and many other works of history, comes a detailed history of the men who built the transcontinental railroad that opened up the west of America. photos. [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2001]
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: Atria Books Nov 2001] Softcover Neuware - From the author of 'D-Day' and many other works of history, comes a detailed history of the men who built the transcontinental railroad that opened up the west of America. photos. [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 2001]
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: Simon & Schuster, London] Softcover Paperback. "Nothing Like It in the World" gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It 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 sometimes lost, their lives; and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, and the other laborers who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks. The U.S. government pitted two companies — the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads — against each other in a race for funding, encouraging speed over caution. Locomotives, rails, and spikes were shipped from the East through Panama or around South America to the West or lugged across the country to the Plains. In Ambrose's hands, this enterprise, with its huge expenditure of brainpower, muscle, and sweat, comes vibrantly to life. From the author of "D-Day" and many other works of history, comes a detailed history of the men who built the transcontinental railroad that opened up the west of America. photos. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. [Stevenage, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: ...
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: Simon & Schuster] Softcover Book is in NEW condition. Satisfaction Guaranteed! Fast Customer Service!! [Suffolk, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2001]
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd] Softcover Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES History Of The Americas: Very Good trade Paperback, Creasing to Cover, Tips Bumped, Clean Pages, Prompt Shipping with Tracking. [Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: Simon & Schuster, London] Softcover Paperback. "Nothing Like It in the World" gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It 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 sometimes lost, their lives; and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, and the other laborers who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks. The U.S. government pitted two companies — the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads — against each other in a race for funding, encouraging speed over caution. Locomotives, rails, and spikes were shipped from the East through Panama or around South America to the West or lugged across the country to the Plains. In Ambrose's hands, this enterprise, with its huge expenditure of brainpower, muscle, and sweat, comes vibrantly to life. From the author of "D-Day" and many other works of history, comes a detailed history of the men who built the transcontinental railroad that opened up the west of America. photos. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. [Truganina, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: ...
Simon & Schuster Ltd, Date: 2001. Trade Paperbac. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes History Of The Americas: Very Good trade Paperback, Creasing to Cover, Tips Bumped, Clean Pages, Prompt Shipping with Tracking. 2001. Simon & Schuster Ltd ISBN 0743203178 9780743203173 [US]
ISBN10: 0743203178, ISBN13: 9780743203173, [publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd] Softcover Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE BOXES NEW BOXES History Of The Americas; Good trade paperback; tanned edges; ink inside front cover; tips/edges bumped; slight signs of use and wear; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking. [Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]
Simon & Schuster Ltd, Date: 2001. Trade Paperbac. Used: Good. 6x1x9. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes History Of The Americas; Good trade paperback; tanned edges; ink inside front cover; tips/edges bumped; slight signs of use and wear; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking. 2001. Simon & Schuster Ltd ISBN 0743203178 9780743203173 [US]
Simon & Schuster, Date: 2001-11-06. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2001. Simon & Schuster ISBN 0743203178 9780743203173 [US]
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