Nothing like it in the world The men who built the transcontinental railroad, 1863-1869

Main Author:	Ambrose, Stephen E.
Other Authors:	DeMunn, Jeffrey, 1947-
Format:	Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Simon & Schuster Audio , 2000.
Subjects:	Central Pacific Railroad Company > History. Union Pacific Railroad Company > History. Railroads > United States > History > 19th century. Railroad construction workers > United States > History > 19th century.

Item Description:	Compact disc.
Physical Description:	6 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:	0743506464 :
Author Notes:	Historian Stephen E. Ambrose grew up in Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin and the University of Louisiana. Ambrose is considered to be one of the foremost historical scholars of recent times and has been a professor for over three decades. He is also the founder and president of the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans. His works include D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II, Citizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany, June 7, 1944-May 7, 1945, Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest and Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West. Abrose served historical consultant on the motion picture Saving Private Ryan. (Bowker Author Biography)