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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...
Author
Publisher
Arcadia Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
With historical photos and impeccable storytelling, this extraordinary book chronicles an astonishing moment in American history.
Starting Christmas Day, 1941, when transport trains on the Union Pacific Railroad stopped in North Platte to refill their water tanks, the local families of North Platte, Nebraska, came together to provide love, support, food, and morale to young soldiers involved in World War II—black
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