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Book

The transcontinental railroad

Call Number

  • J 385 PERR (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York : Children's Press, c2010.

Physical Description

48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 22 cm.

Notes

Publisher on cover is Scholastic.

Contents

  • Rise of the rails : how did people travel in the 1800s?
  • Finding a way west : how did the Civil War affect the transcontinental railroad?
  • America gets on track : what was life like along the railroad's path?
  • Working on the railroad : what problems did workers face when building the railroad?
  • The big truth! : railroad towns : what were railroad towns?
  • End of the line : what changes did the transcontinental railroad bring to the United States?
  • True statistics.

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