Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad
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Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad
By Martin W. Sandler
Edition
Hardcover edition
PublisherCandlewickImprintCandlewickISBN
9780763665272
Awards and Honors2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 6–8
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education, 2016 Best Children’s Books of the Year, History
Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad
1850s: Two rival companies accomplished the impossible—they tunneled through mountains and constructed the highest-ever bridges to connect 1,800 miles of America by rail. Epilogue. Time line. Source notes. Bibliography. Index. Maps. Black-and-white period photographs, illustrations, and reproductions of materials.
Title alpha Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad
Level Nonfiction Middle
Pages Count 224
Genre Nonfiction
Topics Central Pacific Railroad. Union Pacific Railroad. Transcontinental railroad. Nineteenth-century U.S. history. Chinese workers. Snow. Desert. Great Plains. Sierra Nevada. Hell-on-wheels towns. Grenville Dodge (1831-1916). Thomas Durant (1820-1885). James Strobridge (1827-1921).
SRC Level 10.700000
SRC Points 11.000000
Lexile NC1230L
Trim Size 10 5/8" x 9 1/16"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2015-09-07
JLG Release Date Feb 2016
Minimum grade 5
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
Nonfiction Middle
Nonfiction Middle Grades 5-8)
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