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The Transcontinental Railroad

What You Didn't Know About History

Library Bound Book List: $25.27 / S&L: $18.95
Interactive eBook List: $33.25 / S&L: $24.95
eBook List: $25.27 / S&L: $18.95

Reading Level: 7-8

Interest Level: K

Product type: Library Bound Book
ISBN: 978-1-4824-0600-9
Author: Michael Rajczak
Copyright: 2014
Language: English
Pages: 24
Trim: 8.5" x 8.5"
Dewey: 625.261
Subject: Social Studies
Binding: Library
BISAC: JNF057050, JNF058000
Age Appropriate and Achievable Content • For Further Information Section • Graphic Organizers • Glossary • Social Studies Content • Index • Fact Boxes • Detailed Table of Contents
The transcontinental railroad didn't really cross North America. In fact, the famed rail building that took place in the 1860s only completed the stretch from Nebraska to California! Readers will learn many new facts about the transcontinental railroad to augment what they learn in the social studies classroom. Historical images drive home the reality of a 12-hour workday, poor treatment of Chinese immigrant workers, and the dangerous tunneling through the Sierra Nevada. Fact boxes will further fascinate readers with one of the greatest industrial marvels of US history.