NOTHING LIKE IT IN THE WORLD: THE MEN WHO BUILT THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD 1863-1869
New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2000. First edition. Hardcover. 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..... More