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1) Trains
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
40 pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of railroads from their beginnings in the nineteenth century to the present day.
Author
Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[1997]
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the building of the first railroad to join the eastern and western part of the United States and the effect of this transcontinental link on the future development of the country.
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (color) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Chronicles the historic meeting of two railroad lines in 1869 that linked the U.S. transcontinental railroad and Andrew J. Russell's famous photograph of the event"--
4) Trains
Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tells how trains work, gives a history of trains, and looks at the future for trains and train travel.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
157 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Takes a look at the history of rail transportation, focussing on how it transformed societies from isolated communities which rarely communicated or traded into unified nations.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
188 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1867, fifteen-year-old Sean experiences both hardships and rewards when he joins his father in working on the building of the Transcontinental Rairoad.
Author
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the 1860s construction of the Central Pacific Railroad, part of the Transcontinental Railroad, and the financial backers and workers involved in this project.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes how John Bull, a steam locomotive, was built in England, brought to the United States in 1831, assembled, put to work, and modified over time, leading the way for modern rail transportation.
Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
160 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In the mid-nineteenth century, teenager Lee Chin and his father leave China for California to work on the transcontinental railroad, where Lee defies his father's wishes and saves money to free his younger sister from slavery in China, then brings her to join him in beginning a new life in America. Includes historical note about the Chinese who helped build the transcontinental railroad.
15) Iron rails, iron men, and the race to link the nation: the story of the transcontinental railroad
Author
Language
English
Description
"Experience the race of rails to link the country--and meet the men behind this incredible feat--in a riveting story about the building of the transcontinental railroad, brought to life with archival photos."--Publisher's website.
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