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The Great Iron Link
The Building of the Central Pacific Railroad
By Laughlin, Rosemary
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-88384-614-5
- Publisher
- Morgan Reynolds
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 1997
Gr 8-Up In the mid-19th century, when railroads were being constructed all over the United States, the idea of laying tracks across the continent seemed ludicrous. How would workers build a railroad bed through the rugged Sierra Nevada Mountains? This book focuses on the men who made the idea work: Theodore Judah, who did the planning and surveyin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
