A Great and Shining Road: The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroad de John Hoyt Williams - 1988-03-12

Crown Publishing Group, The. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Times Books, 1988-03-12. Hardcover. Good.

Crown Publishing Group, The. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Crown Publishing Group, The, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Times Books, 1988 The epic story of the transcontinental railroad with all its engineering feats, encompasses accounts of famous personalities of post-Civil War America, such as Leland Stanford Buffalo Bill, and George Custer, as well as analyses of the railroad's political, economic, and historical significance.
Stated First Edition.Half of the ffep has been neatly removed, else book and jacket are in near fine condition.

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Times Books, March 1988. Hardcover. Used - Good/Good.

NY: Scribner. F. 1998. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition with the entire number line present. A fine copy in a fi ne dust jacket. .

Times Books, March 1988. Hardcover. USED Good.

New York: Times Books; Random House, 1988. 341 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket with light edgewear. "The Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads were officially joined on May 10, 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah, with the driving of a golden spike. This historic ceremony marked the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Spanning the Sierras and the 'Great American Desert, ' the tracks connected San Francisco to Council Bluffs, Iowa. A Great and Shining Road is the exciting story of a mammoth feat that called forth entrepreneurial daring, financial wizardry, technological innovation, political courage and chicanery, and the heroism of thousands of laborers." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Collectible.

Times Books, 1988-03-11. hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. Solid copy with some shelf wear and/or markings scattered throughout.