Empire express : building the first transcontinental railroad / David Haward Bain.
Empire express : building the first transcontinental railroad / David Haward Bain.
Empire express : building the first transcontinental railroad / David Haward Bain.
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New York : Viking, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N385.0973/33
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English
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xiii, 797 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
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Pt. I. 1845-57: A Procession of Dreamers. 1. For All the Human Family. 2. Who Can Oppose Such a Work? 3. I Must Walk Toward Oregon. 4. The Great Object for Which We Were Created. 5. An Uninhabited and Dreary Waste -- Pt. II. 1860-61: Union, Disunion, Incorporation. 6. Raise the Money and I Will Buil...
20. The Napoleon of Railways. 21. We Swarmed the Mountains with Men. 22. Until They Are Severely Punished -- Pt. VII. 1867: Hell on Wheels. 23. Nitroglycerine Tells. 24. Our Future Power and Influence. 25. They All Died in Their Boots. 26. There Are Only Five of Us -- Pt. VIII. 1868: Going for Broke...
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New York : Viking, 1999.
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New York (State)
Date Published
1999.
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"Beginning in 1842 with a visionary's dream to span the continent with a single railroad line, 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. Culminating in the driving of the Golden Spike in the Utah desert in 1869, which touch...
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Empire express : building the first transcontinental railroad / David Haward Bain.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [759]-777) and index.
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N385.0973/33
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74Vvg78EK3RZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvg78EK3RZ
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067080889X (alk. paper)
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385.0973
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991012254629702626
