Rival Rails: The Race to Build America's Greatest Transcontinental Railroad by Walter R. Borneman

Rival Rails: The Race to Build America's Greatest Transcontinental Railroad

Walter R. Borneman

432 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous challenging informative fast-paced

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From acclaimed historian Walter R. Borneman comes a dazzling account of the battle to build America’s transcontinental rail lines. Rival Rails is an action-packed epic of how an empire was born—and the remarkable men who made it happen. After the ...

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