01470cam a2200325Mi 4500 6205 6205 BJBSDDR 20230404125849.0 ta 010507s2000 nyuab b 001 0 eng d 0140084991(pbk) 9780140084993 (OCoLC)ocn248500669 (OCoLC)248500669 GyGoGBV spa GBVCP eng HE 2751 B162e 2000 385/.0973 Bain, David Haward, 1949- Empire express : building the first transcontinental railroad / David Haward Bain. New York : Penguin Books, 2000. xiii, 797 p. : ill., maps. ; 25 cm. 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. Railroads United States History. Ferrocarriles Historia Estados Unidos 14483 West (U.S.) History. lcc BK ccruz 0 0 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-04 0 HE 2751 B162e 2000 00000066280 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 BK