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 enlarge | Author: Stephen E. Ambrose
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  211 reviews
Sales Rank: 27778
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0743203178
Dewey Decimal Number: 385.0973
EAN: 9780743203173
ASIN: 0743203178
Publication Date: November 6, 2001
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 both a good and bad book. December 17, 2005
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
the Bad- it repeated itself too much,and could have benefitted from more depth and detail in both aspects of american history and railroading.
the Good- very easy to read. this is probably a "must-read" book if you want just a good general overview of the genre. however, as both an american history and railroading fan, my expectations were not satisfied.
4 stars for its merit as an overview for the genre; 0 stars for its merit as a "deep" book for the genre, so as an average it gets 2 stars.
Informative, but repetative September 11, 2005
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Found this to be an informative read, however, it was very repetative in places. We see the same stories told over in different parts of the book. Could use more editing.
As for the writing itself, I found it a bit bland. Did not have great flow and found myself struggling to finish it.
I am interested in the subject and learned quite a bit, although was frustrated about how much more time he spent chronicling the business end of the building as opposed to the human side.
Not the most gripping of Ambrose' work... September 7, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am a huge fan of Stephen Ambrose and have read 6-7 of his books already w/ another 2-3 lined up and ready to go. This topic interests me greatly, but the book is a bit dry and does not hold my attention like his others...which may stem from the fact that there are so many "players"...it's sometimes tough to keep track of. Maybe I am simple....but I don't think it's his best work but it may also stem from the massive amount of work/effort that went into building the transcntl RR.....it's not a bad read, but just not my favorite. Hope this helps....and I must stress, Ambrose is prob my favorite author of all time.
Could be much better August 19, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Did anyone edit this book? There are whole pages that are repeated almost word for word throughout the book! I can't believe no one picked up on this.
Otherwise, the books reads fast and is very informative about the subject.
 good reading! August 17, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
easy reading, with lots of nitty gritty details - he tells even the politics that were being played out - many good pictures. I like how he keeps bringing in the events of the Civil War that were happening at the same time.
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