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Empire Express
de Bain, David Haward
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- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Viking; 1999
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NY. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Viking; 1999. Bain, David Haward. Empire Express Building the First Trancontinental Railroad. NY: Viking, 1999, 797 pp. Illustrated dust wrapper, very good. Black and yellow hardcover boards with gilt titles to the spine. Very good, light wear to edges. Signed plate by the author from The Prologue Society tipped-in on the front free end-paper. Black & white photographs thru out. 797 pp with epilogue, notes, bibliography, and index. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 797 pages; Signed by Author .
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After the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad was the nineteenth century's most transformative event. Beginning in 1842 with a visionary's dream to span the continent with twin bands of iron, Empire Express captures three dramatic decades in which the United States effectively doubled in size, fought three wars, and began to discover a new national identity. From self--made entrepreneurs such as the Union Pacific's Thomas Durant and era--defining figures such as President Lincoln to the thousands of laborers whose backbreaking work made the railroad possible, this extraordinary narrative summons an astonishing array of voices to give new dimension not only to this epic endeavor but also to the culture, political struggles, and social conflicts of an unforgettable period in American history.
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- Empire Express
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- Bain, David Haward
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- Usado - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Viking; 1999
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