A Work of Giants: Building the First Transcontinental RailroadMcGraw-Hill, 1962 - 367 страници |
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... was emphasized by the practical effect of a crucial speech he made in Nevada . Many of the leading citizens of that Territory met at little Carson City , in the eastern shadow of the Sierra , on July OPERATING ON A SHOESTRING 89.
... was emphasized by the practical effect of a crucial speech he made in Nevada . Many of the leading citizens of that Territory met at little Carson City , in the eastern shadow of the Sierra , on July OPERATING ON A SHOESTRING 89.
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... effect , for double sub- sidies , and got them . Representative Ames , a 6 - foot , monolithic figure of a man , whom Lincoln admiringly called " the broad - shouldered Ames , " 3 had not yet taken a financial interest in the U.P. at ...
... effect , for double sub- sidies , and got them . Representative Ames , a 6 - foot , monolithic figure of a man , whom Lincoln admiringly called " the broad - shouldered Ames , " 3 had not yet taken a financial interest in the U.P. at ...
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... effect . This move created a sensation in the iron industry , but it had little founda- tion in fact . It revealed Durant , once more , as far more of a showman than a businessman . Inevitably , his injudicious bid for publicity sent ...
... effect . This move created a sensation in the iron industry , but it had little founda- tion in fact . It revealed Durant , once more , as far more of a showman than a businessman . Inevitably , his injudicious bid for publicity sent ...
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