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 Empire Express, Building the First Transcontinental Railroad David Haward Bain HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 816 PAGES
A magisterial history of the railroad that connected the East to the West -- and radically changed the face of America. It is quite a tale, featuring greed, corruption, disaster and many memorable characters. Based on exhaustive research, the detailed narrative jumps between Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroad Company. With photographs and maps.
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