Bibliograph

Connecting the coasts, The race to build the transcontinental railroad, by Norma Lewis ; Consultant: Walter R. Borneman Author and American Historian

Type

Label

Connecting the coasts, The race to build the transcontinental railroad, by Norma Lewis ; Consultant: Walter R. Borneman Author and American Historian

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references, glossary, and index

Illustrations

photographsillustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

910L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Connecting the coasts

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

by Norma Lewis ; Consultant: Walter R. Borneman Author and American Historian

Series statement

Fact finders. Adventures on the American frontier

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, MG, 5.8, 1, 167140

Sub title

The race to build the transcontinental railroad

Summary

"Examines the Transcontinental Railroad by discussing why it was needed and the immediate and lasting effects it had on the nation as well as the people and places involved."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Connecting America from coast to coast -- East from Sacremento: The Central Pacific -- West from Omaha: The Union Pacific -- The Ten-Mile day -- Promontory Summit and the Golden Spike

Target audience

juvenile

Classification