The Transcontinental Railroad: A Primary Source History of America's First Coast-To-Coast Railroad
- ISBN-10
- 0823936848
- ISBN-13
- 9780823936847
- Series
- The Transcontinental Railroad
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-09
- Publisher
- The Rosen Publishing Group
- Author
- Gillian Houghton
Description
Describes the people, circumstances, and events surrounding the building of the railway system across the continent in the mid-nineteenth century.
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