Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 Donner Party Detailed camp-to-camp route descriptions

Detailed camp-to-camp route descriptions

A first-rate naturalist

Professional photos: Crisp

and two short years later California became a state

a style of architecture noted for its compatibility with its surroundings through the use of natural materials in construction--logs

Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869 Donner Party Detailed camp-to-camp route descriptionsNothing 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