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Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad
By SANDLER, Martin W.
- ISBN
- 9780763665272
- Publisher
- Candlewick
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2015 | Middle To High Schoool
Gr 7 Up—Sandler chronicles the development of the transcontinental railroad, from its genesis through its legacy, with an abundance of photographs and lively text. Alternating chapters describe the progress made by the two companies—the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific—and the author incorporates maps and images, appropriately placed along the way, to further convey the magnitude of the railroad. The pacing, particularly when ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2015
On July 1, 1862, President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act, a bold, symbolic statute that authorized the construction of the transcontinental railroad, designed to unite our country at a time when the Civil War was threatening to divide it. Readers will discover that getting Lincoln to approve the project was the easy part. Alternating chapters follow the railroad's progress westward from Omaha with the Union Pacific Railroad and eastward fr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
In 1862 President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act, which authorized construction of the transcontinental railroad. Alternating chapters follow the ra...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
