Empire express : building the first transcontinental railroad / David Haward Bain.
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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Penguin Books, 2000.Description: xiii, 797 p. : ill., maps. ; 25 cmISBN: - 0140084991(pbk)
- 9780140084993
- 385/.0973
- HE 2751 B162e 2000
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Biblioteca Juan Bosch | Biblioteca Juan Bosch | Ciencias Sociales | Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) | HE 2751 B162e 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00000066280 |
Nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History (cover)
Includes bibliographical references (p. [759]-777) and index.
Part I- 1845-57: A procession of dreamers--- Part II- 1860-61: Union, disunion, incorporation--- Part III- 1863: Last of the dreamers--- Part IV- 1864: Struggle for momentum--- Part V- 1865: The losses mount--- Part VI- 1866: Eyeing the main chance--- Part VII- 1867: Hell on wheels--- Part VIII- 1868: Going for broke--- Part IX- 1869: Battleground and meeeting ground--- Part X- 1872-73: Scandals, scapegoats, and Dodgers.
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