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Highlights
Quality
Extremely well done as are all the ambrose works
It was sheer political will and the efforts of a few select individuals to move heaven and earth combined with the unbelievable... Read More
Then we have certain details having to do with the messy finances of this massive venture
Price
Ambrose is a wonderful author and brings this moment in history to life
The only saving grace was that the operating cost was cheaper for diesel so it would actually pay for itself over the long haul... Read More
The publishers are taking advantage of the large number of people purchasing kindles and price gouging
Was highly recommended but price went up about 25 since i added it to my cart
Competitiveness
It still thrives today as it serves as the 34backbone34 of the nation weaving together the entire country with freight service ... Read More
And because two railroads are in competition you hear similar stories from each side
I would agree as some said an eighth wonder of the world
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- How are reviewers describing this item?
many, transcontinental, great, good and through. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there may be deception involved.
- Our engine has determined that the review content quality is low.
- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 72.0% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 2,027 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 2 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Im sure in academic circles he had his admirers however they would probably point to several writers of primary history i
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The was not ambroses area
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It often failed to hold my interest
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Often ambrose repeats events several pages or chapters apart so it seems he wrote them far separately or even forgot he had mentioned them earlier
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
He uses a lot of jargon referring to railroads hardware without bothering to define the terms
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This happened frequently while describing railroad resupply work
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The effect is all the verbiage washes over you so you dont care what is being re supplied
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I believe ambrose died just 3 years after writing this so i suspect he was no longer at peak form
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