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This eBook box set includes Undaunted Courage and Nothing Like It in the World, both written by Stephen E. Ambrose, and focuses on the ingenuity and hardships that shaped the American West. Undaunted Courage, a #1 New York Times bestseller, provides a sweeping account of the most momentous expedition in American history - the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Ambrose follows the journey from Thomas Jefferson's hope of finding a waterway to the Pacific, through the heart-stopping moments of the actual trip, to Lewis's lonely demise on the Natchez Trace. Along the way, Ambrose paints a vivid picture of the American West as Lewis saw it - wild, awesome, and pristinely beautiful.
Nothing Like It in the World is a riveting account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage - the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad. The US government pitted two companies, the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads, against each other in a race for funding, encouraging speed over caution. Ambrose's telling of this race brilliantly comes to life, as he introduces the investors who risked their businesses and money, the enlightened politicians who understood its importance, the engineers and surveyors who risked, and sometimes lost, their lives, and the Irish and Chinese immigrants, the defeated Confederate soldiers, and all the laborers who did the backbreaking and dangerous work on the tracks.
The eBook box set offers a comprehensive exploration of the American West, from the groundbreaking Lewis and Clark Expedition to the construction of the transcontinental railroad, revealing the ingenuity, determination, and sacrifices that shaped this pivotal era in American history. Ambrose's masterful storytelling brings these historic events to life, offering readers a unique and captivating perspective on the development of the American West.
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