The transcontinental railroad
Title:
The transcontinental railroad
Author:
Pierce, Alan, 1966-
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Edina, Minn. : Abdo Pub., [2005]
©2005
Physical Description:
48 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 26 cm.
Summary:
Presents a study of the Transcontinental Railroad that began in Sacramento, California and Omaha, Nebraska and linked at Promontory Point in Utah in 1869 and examines the westward expansion and Manifest Destiny.
General Note:
Includes index.
Language:
English
Contents:
Golden spike -- America expands west -- Success in the Sierras -- Railroad Act -- "He rests from his labors" -- Corruption and honest work -- Continent connected -- Timeline -- Fast facts -- Web sites -- Glossary -- Index.
Reading Level:
860 Lexile.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.3 1.0 86296.
ISBN:
9781591979418
Format :
Book
