ALSO BY STEPHEN E. AMBROSE
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The Supreme Commander: The War Years of General Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors
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Ambrose, Stephen E.
Nothing like it in the world: the men who built the transcontinental railroad, 1863-1869 / Stephen E. Ambrose.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Railroads—United States—History—19th century. 2. Central Pacific Railroad Company—History. 3. Union Pacific Railroad Company—History. 4. Railroad construction workers—United States—History—19th century. I. Title.
TF23 .A48 2000
385′.0973—dc2l 00-041005
ISBN 0-684-84609-8
eISBN: 978-0-743-21083-6
All photos are courtesy of the Union Pacific Museum Collection. A leatherbound signed first edition of this book has been published by Easton Press.