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Borneman, Walter R., 1952-
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Railroads -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Railroads -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Rival rails [electro...
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Rival rails [electronic resource] : the race to build America's greatest transcontinental railroad / Walter R. Borneman.
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Borneman, Walter R., 1952-
Old Saybrook : Tantor Media, 2010.
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Railroads -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Railroads -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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1400197686 (electronic audio bk.)
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From wagon ruts to a railroad empire, an expansive account of the battle to control the heavily contested transportation corridors of the American Southwest and to build America's greatest transcontinental route.The driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, which marked the completion of the country's first transcontinental railroad, was only the beginning of the race for railroad dominance...
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