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Nothing Like It in the World

The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869

Nothing Like It in the World( )
Author: Ambrose, Stephen E.
ISBN:978-0-7432-0430-9
Publication Date:Oct 2001
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $32.50
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Book Details
Pages:704
Detailed Subjects: Transportation / Railroads / History
Technology & Engineering / Civil / Transportation
Business & Economics / Industries / Transportation
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.125 x 9.25 Inches
Book Weight:2.289 Pounds
Author Biography
Ambrose, Stephen E. (Author)
Historian Stephen E. Ambrose grew up in Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin and the University of Louisiana.

Ambrose is considered to be one of the foremost historical scholars of recent times and has been a professor for over three decades. He is also the founder and president of the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans.

His works include D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II, Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944-May 7, 1945, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest and Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West. Abrose served historical consultant on the motion picture Saving Private Ryan.

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