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Nothing Like It In The World by Stephen Ambrose

Nothing Like It In The World

The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1865-1869

by Stephen Ambrose
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  • Aug 1, 2000, 432 pages
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  • Nov 2001, 432 pages
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