Bibliograph

The transcontinental railroad, by Michael Rajczak

Type

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The transcontinental railroad, by Michael Rajczak

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 23) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The transcontinental railroad

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

861213575

Responsibility statement

by Michael Rajczak

Series statement

What you didn't know about history

Summary

Describes the history of the building of the first transcontinental railroad to cross the United States from Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California. It looks at the men who envisioned the plan, the workers (mainly Chinese and Irish immigrants) who did the labor, and some of the hardships which they endured to complete the job

Target audience

primary

Classification

Creator