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Review: Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental RailroadUser Review - Ed - GoodreadsVery well researched. I read this book after reading Abrose's "Nothing Like it in the World". Like both books but this had more detail. Read full review Review: Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental RailroadUser Review - Thom Diggins - GoodreadsInfinitely better than Steven Ambrose's book on the same subject. Read full review Related booksContents
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