BOOKS
Ambrose, Stephen E..
Nothing like it in the world. The men who built the transcontinental railroad, 1863-1869.
New York / London, Simon & Schuster, 2000.
€ 9.50
Hardcover with dustjacket, 431pp., 16x24cm., illustr. in b/w., in very good condition (dustjacket with light traces of use). ISBN: 9780684846095.
The author of Citizen Soldiers and Undaunted Courage chronicles the race to finish the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s and the exploits, sacrifices, triumphs, and tragedies of the individuals who made it happen.