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1.Nothing Like It In the World : The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869Nothing Like It In the World : The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
from Simon & Schuster
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'Nothing Like it In the World' by Stephen Ambrose
As usual, Mr. Ambrose delivers his straight forward, from the gut narrative of the construction and story behind the story of the building of the Transcontinental Railroad - a feat that inarguably changed America in profound ways. Meet the... more info

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2.Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an OceanLast Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
from Three Rivers Press
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Outstanding book--extremely well-written and very interesting. It's an enjoyable book even for readers not living in Florida or not familiar with Henry Flagler.

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3.Norfolk Southern Railway (MBI Railroad Color History)Norfolk Southern Railway (MBI Railroad Color History)
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4.To End All WarsTo End All Wars
from Zondervan
Price: $10.39

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This was one of the most moving Christian testimonies I have read. It is the amazing biography of Ernest Gordon, a British POW in Japanese occupied Thailand. The book is more than that though. The personal and historical account of To End All Wars provides the reader with tremendous hope born in the... more info

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5.China s Great Train: Beijing s Drive West and the Campaign to Remake TibetChina's Great Train: Beijing's Drive West and the Campaign to Remake Tibet
from Times Books
Price: $17.16

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As a recent visitor to China where I took several trains I look for books about this fascinating country. This book is really a mix of the political history of Tibet and China and the building of the train line. The author gets into the background through the lives of some Tibetan people, by far the... more info

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6.The Associates: Four Capitalists Who Created CaliforniaThe Associates: Four Capitalists Who Created California
from W. W. Norton/Atlas & Company
Price: $16.29

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Richard Rayner's "Associates" is a detailed, well researched, compilation of letters, news articles and historical references to describe an era that made the American west that developed into the modern Silicon Valley. The parallels of Silicon Valley's boom and bust and sometimes unscrupulous... more info

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7.The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America s Deadliest AvalancheThe White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche
from Holt Paperbacks
Price: $10.20

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This is a wonderful book about the train disaster of 1910 where The White Cascade was swept off the mountain by a massive avalanche. Generally I am not into "disaster books" but this one caught my eye because I had been hiking in the former Wellington area of Stevens Pass the summer before. I knew... more info

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8.The CSX Clinchfield Route in the 21st Century (Railroads Past and Present)The CSX Clinchfield Route in the 21st Century (Railroads Past and Present)
from Indiana University Press
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9.Chicago and North Western Railway (MBI Railroad Color History)Chicago & North Western Railway (MBI Railroad Color History)
from Voyageur Press
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10.Stealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of HonorStealing the General: The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor
from Westholme Publishing
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Detailed coverage of one of the Civil War's lesser known and stranger episodes. Includes informed speculation on why the endeavour was undertaken, thorough recital of the events of the raid itself, and extensive coverage of the raiders in the following days, as they were moved between prisons and,... more info

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