Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 Donner Party cold winter in the mountains

cold winter in the mountains

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and two short years later California became a state

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Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 Donner Party cold winter in the mountainsNothing 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 railroadthe investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its importance; the engineers and surveyors who risked, and sometimes lost, their lives; and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, and the other laborers