Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869 - by Stephen E. Ambrose
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You need a reliable transportation system before you can fully industrialize a nation, and the completion of America's transcontinental railroad in 1869 was the 19th-century technological achievement that fueled the Gilded Age. Acclaimed author Stephen Ambrose documents this accomplishment by focusing on the men of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads as they raced to link the eastern and western halves of the continent. From backbreaking drives into the sides of mountains to accidental deaths, Ambrose traces the triumphs and tragedies of the laborers--many of them immigrants--who made it happen. Publishers Weekly calls this engaging social history a "rough-and-tumble, triumphant saga." For more, David Bain's excellent Empire Express covers similar territory.
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