Afbeelding 1 van 1
AFGELOPEN
Nothing Like It In the World: The Men - 0743203178, paperback, Stephen E Ambrose
Laatste beschikbare object
Objectstaat:
Laatste stuk / 1 verkocht
Prijs:
US $4,15
OngeveerEUR 3,89
Verzendkosten:
Bevindt zich in: Arlington, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Levering:
Geschatte levering tussen do, 27 jun en za, 29 jun tot 43230
Retourbeleid:
30 dagen om te retourneren. Koper betaalt voor retourzending. Details bekijken- voor meer informatie over retourzendingen
Betalingen:
Winkel met vertrouwen
Verkopergegevens
- 99,1% positive feedback
Ingeschreven als zakelijke verkoper
De verkoper neemt de volledige verantwoordelijkheid voor deze aanbieding.
eBay-objectnummer:305523457614
Specificaties
- Objectstaat
- ISBN
- 0743203178
- Book Title
- Nothing like It in the World : the Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Features
- Reprint
- Genre
- Transportation, Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History
- Topic
- Railroads / History, United States / 19th Century, Civil / Transportation, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Industries / Transportation
- Item Weight
- 16.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 432 Pages
Over dit product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0743203178
ISBN-13
9780743203173
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102837382
Product Key Features
Book Title
Nothing like It in the World : the Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
Railroads / History, United States / 19th Century, Civil / Transportation, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Industries / Transportation
Features
Reprint
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
16.5 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-041005
Reviews
Conn NugentNew York PostClimb aboard...this lively tale, a colorful, edifying story of U.S. history....Ambrose is the bard of American accomplishment., Time, naming Nothing Like It in the World as the #1 Nonfiction Book of the Year This magnificent tale of high finance, low finagling, and workers hacking through 2,000 miles is magnificently told., Henry Kisor The New York Times Book Review Richly readable...[Stephen Ambrose] bears the reader on shoulders of wonder and excitement., Time,namingNothing Like It in the Worldas the #1 Nonfiction Book of the YearThis magnificent tale of high finance, low finagling, and workers hacking through 2,000 miles is magnificently told., Stephen Ambrose has done it again....Ambrose should be read as much for his muscular prose and talent to get at the heart of the matter as for his research., Conn Nugent New York Post Climb aboard...this lively tale, a colorful, edifying story of U.S. history....Ambrose is the bard of American accomplishment., Time, naming Nothing Like It in the World as the #1 Nonfiction Book of the YearThis magnificent tale of high finance, low finagling, and workers hacking through 2,000 miles is magnificently told., Bob Minzesheimer USA Today Historian Stephen Ambrose has done it again....Ambrose should be read as much for his muscular prose and talent to get at the heart of the matter as for his research., Bob MinzesheimerUSA TodayHistorian Stephen Ambrose has done it again....Ambrose should be read as much for his muscular prose and talent to get at the heart of the matter as for his research., Henry KisorThe New York Times Book ReviewRichly readable...[Stephen Ambrose] bears the reader on shoulders of wonder and excitement., Climb aboard...this lively tale, a colorful, edifying story of U.S. history....Ambrose is the bard of American accomplishment., This magnificent tale of high finance, low finagling, and workers hacking through 2,000 miles is magnificently told.
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
385/.0973
Edition Description
Reprint
Table Of Content
Contents Introduction ONE Picking the Route 1830-1860 TWO Getting to California 1848-1859 THREE The Birth of the Central Pacific 1860-1862 FOUR The Birth of the Union Pacific 1862-1864 FIVE Judah and the Elephant 1862-1864 SIX Laying Out the Union Pacific Line 1864-1865 SEVEN The Central Pacific Attacks the Sierra Nevada 1865 EIGHT The Union Pacific Across Nebraska 1866 NINE The Central Pacific Assaults the Sierra 1866 TEN The Union Pacific to the Rocky Mountains 1867 ELEVEN The Central Pacific Penetrates the Summit 1867 TWELVE The Union Pacific Across Wyoming 1868 THIRTEEN Brigham Young and the MormonsMake the Grade 1868 FOURTEEN The Central Pacific Goes Through Nevada 1868 FIFTEEN The Railroads Race into Utah January 1-April 10, 1869 SIXTEEN To the Summit April 11-May 7, 1869 SEVENTEEN Done May 8-10, 1869 Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index Maps From Chicago to Omaha Nebraska Wyoming Nevada Utah California
Synopsis
In this New York Times bestseller, Stephen Ambrose brings to life the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad, from the men who financed it to the engineers and surveyors who risked their lives to the workers who signed on for the dangerous job. Nothing 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 railroad--the 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 who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks. The U.S. government pitted two companies--the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads--against each other in a race for funding, encouraging speed over caution. Locomotives, rails, and spikes were shipped from the East through Panama or around South America to the West or lugged across the country to the Plains. In Ambrose's hands, this enterprise, with its huge expenditure of brainpower, muscle, and sweat, comes vibrantly to life., Nothing Like It in the Worldgives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad -- the 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 who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks.The U.S. government pitted two companies -- the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads -- against each other in a race for funding, encouraging speed over caution. Locomotives, rails, and spikes were shipped from the East through Panama or around South America to the West or lugged across the country to the Plains. In Ambrose's hands, this enterprise, with its huge expenditure of brainpower, muscle, and sweat, comes vibrantly to life., Nothing 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 railroad--the 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 who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks. The U.S. government pitted two companies--the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads--against each other in a race for funding, encouraging speed over caution. Locomotives, rails, and spikes were shipped from the East through Panama or around South America to the West or lugged across the country to the Plains. In Ambrose's hands, this enterprise, with its huge expenditure of brainpower, muscle, and sweat, comes vibrantly to life.
LC Classification Number
TF23.A48 2000
ebay_catalog_id
4
Copyright Date
2002
Objectbeschrijving van de verkoper
De verkoper neemt de volledige verantwoordelijkheid voor deze aanbieding.
eBay-objectnummer:305523457614
Verzending en verwerking
Objectlocatie:
Arlington, Texas, Verenigde Staten
Wordt verzonden naar:
Afghanistan, Albanië, Algerije, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua en Barbuda, Argentinië, Armenië, Aruba, Australië, Azerbeidzjan, Bahama's, Bahrein, Bangladesh, België, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnië en Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazilië, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgarije, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodja, Canada, Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek, Chili, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Democratische Republiek Congo, Denemarken, Djibouti, Dominicaanse Republiek, Duitsland, Ecuador, Egypte, El Salvador, Equatoriaal-Guinea, Eritrea, Estland, Ethiopië, Fiji, Filipijnen, Finland, Frankrijk, Gabon, Gambia, Georgië, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Griekenland, Groenland, Guatemala, Guinee, Guinee-Bissau, Guyana, Haïti, Honduras, Hongarije, Hongkong, IJsland, Ierland, India, Indonesië, Israël, Italië, Ivoorkust, Jamaica, Japan, Jemen, Jordanië, Kaaimaneilanden, Kaapverdische eilanden, Kameroen, Kazachstan, Kenia, Kirgizië, Kiribati, Koeweit, Kroatië, Laos, Lesotho, Letland, Libanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Litouwen, Luxemburg, Macau, Macedonië, Madagaskar, Malawi, Maldiven, Maleisië, Mali, Malta, Marokko, Mauritanië, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldavië, Monaco, Mongolië, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibië, Nauru, Nederland, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nieuw-Zeeland, Niger, Nigeria, Noorwegen, Oeganda, Oezbekistan, Oman, Oostenrijk, Pakistan, Panama, Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Polen, Portugal, Qatar, Republiek Congo, Roemenië, Rwanda, Saint Kitts en Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent en de Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi-Arabië, Senegal, Servië, Seychellen, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenië, Slowakije, Solomoneilanden, Spanje, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Tadzjikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad en Tobago, Tsjaad, Tsjechië, Tunesië, Turkije, Turkmenistan, Turks- en Caicoseilanden, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vaticaanstad, Verenigd Koninkrijk, Verenigde Arabische Emiraten, Verenigde Staten, Vietnam, Wallis en Futuna, Westelijk Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Zuid-Afrika, Zuid-Korea, Zweden, Zwitserland
Uitgesloten:
Barbados, Comoren, Falklandeilanden (Islas Malvinas), Frans-Guyana, Frans-Polynesië, Guadeloupe, Libië, Martinique, Mayotte, Nieuw-Caledonië, Oekraïne, Russische Federatie, Réunion, Sint-Helena, Somalië, Venezuela, Westelijke Sahara
| Verzending en verwerking | Tot | Service | Levering*Zie opmerkingen over levering |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gratis verzending | Verenigde Staten | Standard Shipping | Geschatte levering tussen do, 27 jun en za, 29 jun tot 43230 |
| US $1,95 (ongeveer EUR 1,83) | Verenigde Staten | Expedited Shipping | Geschatte levering tussen vr, 28 jun en di, 2 jul tot 43230 |
| Verwerkingstijd |
|---|
| Wordt doorgaans binnen 2 werkdagen na ontvangst van betaling verzonden. |
| Belasting |
|---|
| Verkoper berekent btw in |
Btw voor objectnr.305523457614
Btw voor objectnr.305523457614
Verkoper berekent btw op objecten die naar de volgende staten worden verzonden:
| Staat | Btw-tarief |
|---|
Retourbeleid
| Nadat u het object hebt ontvangen, kunt u contact opnemen met de verkoper binnen | Terugbetaling wordt verstrekt als | Kosten voor retourzending |
|---|---|---|
| 30 dagen | Geld terug | Koper betaalt voor retourzending |
De koper is verantwoordelijk voor de kosten van de retourzending.
| Details retourbeleid |
|---|
| Retourzendingen geaccepteerd |
Betalingsgegevens
Betalingsmethoden
Populaire rubrieken in deze winkel
Ingeschreven als zakelijke verkoper
Feedback verkoper (276.139)
Dit object (1)
Alle objecten (276.139)
3***m (573)- Feedback gegeven door koper.
Afgelopen maand
Geverifieerde aankoop
Item as described, safely packaged, fast shipping, Excellent seller... Thanks!
1***h (266)- Feedback gegeven door koper.
Afgelopen maand
Geverifieerde aankoop
Book is in great shape. Super fast shipping! Thanks!
s***t (332)- Feedback gegeven door koper.
Afgelopen maand
Geverifieerde aankoop
Perfect!!!! 👍
w***w (48)- Feedback gegeven door koper.
Afgelopen maand
Geverifieerde aankoop
Exactly as described. Perfect for my project. Extremely satisfied and highly recommend.