Nothing like it in the world

Description:

"Nothing Like It in the World 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; the engineers and surveyors who risked, and lost, their lives; and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, and the other laborers who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: New York Times reviewed,  Union Pacific Railroad Company,  Railroad construction workers,  Railroads,  Spoorwegen,  Central Pacific Railroad Company,  Spoorwegmaatschappijen,  History,  Central Pacific Railroad Company -- History,  Union Pacific Railroad Company -- History,  Railroads -- United States -- History -- 19th century,  Railroad construction workers -- United States -- History -- 19th century,  Railroads, united states, history,  Railroads, construction,  Railroads, employees,  Railroads, history

Places: United States

Times: 19th century