A Work of Giants: Building the First Transcontinental RailroadMcGraw-Hill, 1962 - 367 страница |
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... feet above sea level . " The boom of the powder blast is continually heard , " reported the Auburn Stars & Stripes . " Frowning embankments rise as if by magic . High trestle bridges spring up in a week . ” 17 These trestles were ...
... feet above sea level . " The boom of the powder blast is continually heard , " reported the Auburn Stars & Stripes . " Frowning embankments rise as if by magic . High trestle bridges spring up in a week . ” 17 These trestles were ...
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... feet wide , 11 feet high , and 30 feet long . Its rear was square and sheer , like one end of a huge box . Its front resembled a big wooden wedge , laid on its side , with iron plates reinforcing the forward edge , which slanted down ...
... feet wide , 11 feet high , and 30 feet long . Its rear was square and sheer , like one end of a huge box . Its front resembled a big wooden wedge , laid on its side , with iron plates reinforcing the forward edge , which slanted down ...
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... feet down the ravine and dig several snow tunnels in toward the unfinished founda- tion , which lay under drifts 50 feet deep . Some of the tunnels were used to haul out quarried rock , which needed to be cut before it could help form ...
... feet down the ravine and dig several snow tunnels in toward the unfinished founda- tion , which lay under drifts 50 feet deep . Some of the tunnels were used to haul out quarried rock , which needed to be cut before it could help form ...
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A BEGINNING IN THE WEST | 1 |
OFF TO A LONG CLIMB | 20 |
THE UNION PACIFIC TAKES FORM | 42 |
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A Work of Giants: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad Wesley S. Griswold Преглед исечка - 1962 |
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A Work of Giants; Building the First Transcontinental Railroad Wesley S 1909-1996 Griswold Приказ није доступан - 2021 |
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