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Author:

Rusick, Jessica, author.

Title:

Building the transcontinental railroad : a this or that debate / by Jessica Rusick.

Publisher:

Capstone Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Railroads--United States--History--Juvenile literature.
Pacific railroads--History--Juvenile literature.
Railroads--United States--History--History--Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.)--History--Juvenile literature.
United States--Territorial expansion--Juvenile literature.
Pacific railroads.
Railroads.
Railroads--Design and construction.
Territorial expansion.
United States.
West United States.
Railroads.
Pacific railroads.
Railroads--Design and construction.
West (U.S.).
United States--Territorial expansion.
History.
Juvenile works.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 32).

Summary:

"In mid-1860s, two railroad companies had a huge job in front of them: building the transcontinental railroad. The railroad would run from east to west across the United States. As the grueling work began, there were many choices to make. Now the choices are yours. Would you rather blast rock to lay track in the Sierra Nevada mountain range or build bridges across raging rivers in the Great Plains? Would you rather sleep in a cold mountain tunnel or in a camp infested with bedbugs and rats? It's your turn to pick this or that!"-- Provided by publisher.

Series:

This or that? : history edition

ISBN:

1496683943
9781496683946

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1145895222

LCCN:

2020013557

Locations:

AIPC937 -- Karl Miles Lecompte Memorial Library (Corydon)

HOPC845 -- Hull Public Library (Hull)

DMPC403 -- Montgomery Memorial Library (Jewell)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

CDPC522 -- Solon Public Library (Solon)