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Author:
Coleman, Wim.
Title:
The transcontinental railroad and the great race to connect the nation / Wim Coleman & Pat Perrin.
Publisher:
MyReportLinks.com Books,
Copyright Date:
c2006
Description:
128 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Pacific railroads--Juvenile literature.
Railroads--History.
Other Authors:
Perrin, Pat.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 125) and index.
Contents:
Transcontinental railroad time line: Danger in the high sierras -- Seeing the possibilities -- Getting started, 1860-1863 -- Building the railroad, 1863 - 1869 -- Supporters, builders, and profiteers -- Tying the eastern to the western sea -- Glossary.
Summary:
Examines and explores the transcontinental railroad and the great race to connect the nation.
Series:
The wild history of the American West
ISBN:
9781598450149
159845014X
LCCN:
2005018610
Locations:
DJPD353 -- Hampton Public Library (Hampton)

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