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1) Locomotive
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
Learn what it was like to travel on the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.
6) The railroad
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the development of the railroad in North America and its influence on the settling of the West during the nineteenth century.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the building of the Transcontinental Railroad between Omaha, Nebraska, and Sacramento, California, that, when completed in 1869, allowed rail travel from the east coast to the west coast of the United States.
Author
Publisher
DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC
Pub. Date
2016, 1947.
Description
This richly comprehensive history by a self-proclaimed "low-brow" historian features more than 100 photographs and contemporary prints of America's railway system. Stewart H. Holbrook presents a dramatic, highly readable chronicle of the development of the backbone of the country's commerce and industry. Abounding in episodes of ingenuity and achievement, the growth of the railway system required constant improvements in techniques, devices, and machines,...
15) Trains
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Kids love trains! Especially the old-timey steam engines found in amusement parks and zoos. But what about a super-speeder in Japan that zooms on the track at 361 miles per hour? Or the world's longest freight train, stretching on for a whopping 4.6 miles? Or futuristic railways in the sky? In this Level 1 reader, young readers will discover a whole new way of looking at trains!"--Amazon.com.
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Description
Readers may know the basic facts about the creation of the first transcontinental railroad, but the full story behind the push to connect the United States by rail is much more than the names and dates taught in history classes. Readers discover the exciting, important details including the contributions of immigrants as they encounter engaging main text, comprehensive sidebars, and historical images that include carefully chosen primary sources....
Author
Series
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"In this graphic novel, experience the great railroad race between Central Pacific and Union Pacific. Wealth and glory await whichever builds the longest track! In 1863, America is divided not just by the civil war but by months of travel over thousands of miles. Two railroad companies, one each from East and West, are given the task of connecting the nation by rail. Building this railroad will be a monumental undertaking, difficult and dangerous....
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 28
Description
In this account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage, Stephen E. Ambrose offers a historical successor to his universally acclaimed Undaunted Courage, which recounted the explorations of the West by Lewis and Clark. Nothing Like It in the World is the story of the men who built the transcontinental railroad -- the investors who risked their businesses and money; the enlightened politicians who understood its importance; the...
Author
Series
Love on the Santa Fe volume 3
Pub. Date
[2022]
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Description
"When an accident leaves Cassandra Barton incapacitated, she spends her time compiling a book of stories about the men working on the Santa Fe Railroad. But worry grows as revolutionaries set out to destroy the railroad. As the danger intensifies, Cassie and her longtime friend Brandon must rely on their faith to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way"--
San Marcial, New Mexico. Cassandra Barton has found joy in her work as a seamstress, but...
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