Nothing like it in the world
Nothing like it in the world: the men who built the transcontinental railroad, 1863-1869 Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher: New York ; Simon & Schuster, c2000.
ISBN: 0684846098
LCC: TF23
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-411) and index.
1. Picking the Route 1830-1860 -- 2. Getting to California 1848-1859
-- 3. The Birth of the Central Pacific 1860-1862 -- 4. The Birth of
the Union Pacific 1862-1864 -- 5. Judah and the Elephant 1862-1864 --
6. Laying Out the Union Pacific Line 1864-1865 -- 7. The Central
Pacific Attacks the Sierra Nevada 1865 -- 8. The Union Pacific Across
Nebraska 1866 -- 9. The Central Pacific Assaults the Sierra 1866 --
10. The Union Pacific to the Rocky Mountains 1867 -- 11. The Central
Pacific Penetrates the Summit 1867 -- 12. The Union Pacific Across
Wyoming 1868 -- 13. Brigham Young and the Mormons Make the Grade 1868
-- 14. The Central Pacific Goes Through Nevada 1868 -- 15. The
Railroads Race into Utah January 1-April 10, 1869 -- 16. To the
Summit April 11-May 7, 1869 -- 17. Done May 8-10, 1869.
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