Nothing Like It in the World - The Men Who Built the Railway That United America

Informationen zum Autor Stephen E. Ambrose, leading World War II historian, was the author of numerous books on history including the Number 1 bestselling BAND OF BROTHERS, D-DAY (on which SAVING PRIVATE RYAN was based) PEGASUS BRIDGE and WILD BLUE. He is founder of the Eisenhower Center and the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. He died in 2002. Klappentext An unparalleled account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision and matchless determination: the building of the railroad that united America's East and West. Zusammenfassung An unparalleled account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision and matchless determination: the building of the railroad that united America's East and West.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen E Ambrose, Stephen E. Ambrose, AMBROSE STEPHEN E
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.09.2005
• EAN: 9781416511427
• ISBN: 978-1-4165-1142-7
• No. of pages: 432
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Rail vehicles; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / Social History, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / General, United States of America, USA, Trains & railways: general interest, Trains and railways: general interest, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history