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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 28
Language
English
Description
In this account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage, Stephen E. Ambrose offers a historical successor to his universally acclaimed Undaunted Courage, which recounted the explorations of the West by Lewis and Clark. Nothing Like It in the World is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad -- the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its importance; the...