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A WORK OF GIANTS: BUILDING THE FIRST TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD

by Wesley S. Griswold

Published by Frederick Muller Ltd.. 1st UK. 1963

Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. The building of the USA Transcontinental Railway, the great saga of the Union Pacific Railroad and the rival Central Pacific Railroad as they bridged two-thirds of North America. Black cloth boards, gilt title tos pine. B/w photos. xvi and 367 pages including index.

A lovely copy. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed, scuffed to front panel and grubby to rear panel.

Stock no. 1829454

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