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St Martin's Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312667590 . (w/dj)A clean tightly bound hardcover copy. Unmarked, gently read, showing gentle head and foot wear to the spine and edges of the dust jacket and lightly bumped corners. A really nice copy overall. .

New York: St. Martin's Press, 2012. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good. [12], 306, [2] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Dennis Drabelle is author of Mile-High Fever. He has written for multiple publications and is currently a contributing editor and a mysteries editor for The Washington Post Book World. In 1996 he won the National Book Critics Circle's award for excellence in reviewing. He lives in Washington, D.C. The Central Pacific Railroad, America's first Transcontinental Railroad, revolutionized the way Americans traveled, communicated and did business. But it was also a hotbed of corruption and greed. This book tells the story of two American writers who took on the Central Pacific with the power of the pen. Journalist Ambrose Bierce, nicknamed "Bitter Bierce," exposed the railroad's corruption using satire and wit. And Frank Norris, a novelist, wrote of the warring… Read More

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2012. First Edition. Hardback. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 306 pages; Physical description; 306 p. ; 24 cm. Contents; Introduction -- Working on the railroad -- Hell-bent for promontory summit -- How to be very, very unpopular -- Ambrose Bierce at a low point -- Anatomy of the funding bill -- Bierce at war again -- The beast emerges from within Frank Norris -- Norris picks up a rake -- Mussel slough under a microscope -- Endings. Subjects; Bierce, Ambrose 1842-1914? - Criticism and interpretation. Norris, Frank 1870-1902 - Criticism and interpretation. Central Pacific Railroad Company - History. Railroads - California - History - 19th century. Political corruption - Press coverage - California.

U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 2012. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1ST. Excellent Copy - Signed By The Author On The Title Page. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Near Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, No Real Shelf Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Near Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks, And Enjoy..

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New York: St. Martin's Press, 2012. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Julia Ewan (Author photograph). [12], 306, [2] pages. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Inscription reads For Sandy (a real historian) Dennis Drabelle Sept. 15, 2012. The notorious Central Pacific Railroad riveted the attention of two great American writers: Ambrose Bierce and Frank Norris. In The Great American Railroad War, Dennis Drabelle tells a classic story of corporate greed vs. the power of the pen. The Central Pacific Railroad accepted US Government loans; but, when the loans fell due, the last surviving founder of the railroad avoided repayment. Bierce, at the behest of his boss William Randolph Hearst, swung into action writing over sixty stinging articles that became a signal achievement in American journalism. Later, Norris focused the first volume of his trilogy, The Octopus, on the freight cars of a thinly disguised version of… Read More