A Work of Giants: Building the First Transcontinental RailroadMcGraw-Hill, 1962 - 367 páginas |
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... began at the Mississippi River . Anyone who had ever crossed that mid - continent region knew that the steady upward tilt of the land was imperceptible , except to measuring instruments , for 600 miles west of the Mississippi . Perhaps ...
... began at the Mississippi River . Anyone who had ever crossed that mid - continent region knew that the steady upward tilt of the land was imperceptible , except to measuring instruments , for 600 miles west of the Mississippi . Perhaps ...
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... began at two o'clock in the afternoon of Feb- ruary 18th . Snow fell without interruption until ten o'clock in the evening of February 22nd . By then , the fresh fall had added 6 feet to the previous level . Though the snowflakes now ...
... began at two o'clock in the afternoon of Feb- ruary 18th . Snow fell without interruption until ten o'clock in the evening of February 22nd . By then , the fresh fall had added 6 feet to the previous level . Though the snowflakes now ...
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... began their greatest day's march . At this moment , the first of five supply trains was already panting at the railhead . When the whistle of its loco- motive screamed for the contest to begin , a swarm of Chinese leapt onto the cars ...
... began their greatest day's march . At this moment , the first of five supply trains was already panting at the railhead . When the whistle of its loco- motive screamed for the contest to begin , a swarm of Chinese leapt onto the cars ...
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A Work of Giants: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad Wesley S. Griswold Vista de fragmentos - 1962 |
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