9781420501056

The Transcontinental Railroad

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9781420501056

Hardcover|9781420501056


Overview

This colorful and easy-to-read volume presents background of the Transcontinental railroad, including the increasing demand for land and the partnership between government and wealthy individuals. It tells the tale of how more than 1,700 miles of track were built through mountains and deserts by using mere shovels and picks. The book explains the impact of the railroad on the nation's settlement and how Native Americans lost their land to white homesteaders. Readers will learn about the technical challenges and huge scale of the task overcome by the hard labor of thousands of workers to connect the nation across itself.

ISBN-13

9781420501056

ISBN-10

1420501054

Weight

0.85 Pounds

Dimensions

6.25 x 1.00 x 9.25 In

List Price

$41.03

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

104 pages

Publisher

Lucent Books

Published On

2009-05-26



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