Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad

Bain, David Haward

ISBN 10: 067080889X / ISBN 13: 9780670808892

Published by Viking Adult, 1999

About this Item

First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($34.95 price intact). Published by Viking Press, 1999. Octavo. Book is like new with light toning to the page ends. Dust jacket is like new with light creasing to the spine. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
• Publisher: Viking Adult
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 067080889X
• ISBN 13: 9780670808892
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Like New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Trains & Railroads

About this title

Synopsis

A dramatic history of the construction of America's first transcontinental railroad chronicles three seminal decades in American history, describing the vast enterprise to build a railroad from Missouri to the Pacific in terms of the remarkable expansion of the United States of America. 30,000 first printing.

Review

"Rich with scandal, tragedy, and visionary characters".

-- SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE