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NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE WORLD: THE MEN WHO BUILT THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD 1863-1869
por Ambrose, Stephen E
- Usado
- Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Bom/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0684846098
- ISBN 13
- 9780684846095
- Livreiro
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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Sobre este item
New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2000. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The story of the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad, of the men who built it - the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightenbed politicians who understood its importance; the engineers and surveyors who risked, and lost, their lives; and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, the the other laborers who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks. 431 pages with photographs. Map endpapers. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket.
Sinopse
Nothing Like It In the World was written by Stephen Ambrose, a writer of historical literature books, and is a #1 New York Times Bestseller about the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. The book is about the period of the railroad from 1863 to 1869. The railroad spanned from Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California.
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- Livreiro
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 48197
- Título
- NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE WORLD: THE MEN WHO BUILT THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD 1863-1869
- Autor
- Ambrose, Stephen E
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Fine
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition First printing
- ISBN 10
- 0684846098
- ISBN 13
- 9780684846095
- Editorial
- Simon & Schuster, Inc.
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 2000
- Palavras-chave
- railroad, union pacific, trains, transportation
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Railroad Bargains;
Termos da venda
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
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Talent, Oregon
Sobre Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
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