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Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad -- the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its importance;... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Grenville Dodge: Add a description of this character.
- Doc Durant
- Judah
- E. B. Crocker
- Lincoln
- Samuel Reed
- Ogden
- Strobridge
- Grant
- Anna
- Dey
- Ferguson
- Charlie Crocker
- Charles Crocker
- Sherman
- Jack Casement
- Rawlins
- Oliver Ames
- Silas Seymour
- Brigham Young
- Colfax
- Mark Hopkins
- Lewis Clement
- Laramie
- Browning
- Dale Creek
- Reno
- Montague
- Evans
- Mcculloch
- Johnson
- Davis
- Bailey
- Dillon
- Clark
- Burch
- Adams
- Kearney
- Samuel Bowles
- Curtis
Setting & Locations edit
- Collis Huntington
- California
- Omaha
- Sacramento Valley Railroad
- New York City
- Utah
- Central Pacific
- Sierra Nevada
- Wyoming
- San Francisco
- Salt Lake City
- Washington
- Nebraska
- Chicago
- United States
- America
- Missouri River
- Iowa
- North Platte
- Summit Tunnel
- Illinois
- Cape Horn
- Rocky Mountains
- Truckee River
- China
- Humboldt Wells
- Echo Canyon
- Sioux
- Rock Island
- Panama
- Europe
- St. Louis
- Mississippi
- Platte Valley
- Columbus
- Boston
- Weber Canyon
- Auburn
- England
First Sentence edit
AUGUST 13, 1859, was a hot day in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
ONE - Picking the Route - 1830-1860
TWO - Getting to California - 1848- 1859
THREE - The Birth of the Central - 1860 - 1862
FOUR - The Birth of the Union Pacific - 1862 -1864
FIVE - Judah and the Elephant - 1862-1864
SIX - Laying Out the Union Pacific Line - 1864 - 1865
SEVEN - The Central Pacific Attacks the Sierra Nevada - 1865
EIGHT - The Union Pacific Across Nebraska - 1866
NINE - The Central Pacific Assaults the Sierra - 1866
TEN - The Union Pacific to the Rocky Mountains - 1867
ELEVEN - The Central Pacific Penetrates the Summit - 1867
TWELVE - The Union Pacific Across Wyoming - 1868
THIRTEEN - Brigham Young and the Mormans Make the Grade - 1868
FOURTEEN - The Central Pacific Goes Through Nevada - 1868
FIFTEEN - The Railroads Race Into Utah - January 1 - April 10, 1869
SIXTEEN - To The Summit - April 11 - May 7, 1869
SEVENTEEN - Done - May 8 - 10, 1869
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
MAPS:
From Chicago to Omaha
Nebraska
Wyoming
Nevada
Utah
California
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0684846098
Page Count: 432
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0684846098
Page Count: 432
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 385.0973
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 19th Century › Old West
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 19th Century › Reconstruction
- Books › History › World › Transportation › Railroads
- Books › History › Americas › United States › Civil War
- Books › Nonfiction › Transportation › Railroads
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