
Railroad Fever (Direct Mail Edition)
Building the Transcontinental Railroad 1830-1870
Monica Halpern(Author)
National Geographic Society (Publisher)
Published on 1. July 2004
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-0-7922-6767-6 (ISBN)
Description
In the 1840s, the desire for new land and the promise of riches drew thousands of Americans westward. But the journey by wagon and on foot was slow and dangerous, and people yearned for a new way to travel. The dream of creating a railroad that spanned the entire country seemed at best fleeting, but the passion of a few ignited a nation. Railroad fever had struck.
The transcontinental railroad would forever change the face of the country. Through the hard work of Irish and Chinese immigrants, former slaves, and others, the dream of transcontinental travel became a reality. Fighting rough terrain and enduring backbreaking work and terrible conditions, the workers pushed on in the "great race" that developed between the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroads. Part of National Geographic's Crossroads America series, Railroad Fever: Building the Transcontinental Railroad, 1830-1870 is a story of struggle, dreams, and the building of America.
The transcontinental railroad would forever change the face of the country. Through the hard work of Irish and Chinese immigrants, former slaves, and others, the dream of transcontinental travel became a reality. Fighting rough terrain and enduring backbreaking work and terrible conditions, the workers pushed on in the "great race" that developed between the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific railroads. Part of National Geographic's Crossroads America series, Railroad Fever: Building the Transcontinental Railroad, 1830-1870 is a story of struggle, dreams, and the building of America.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Hanover
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Fifth Grade and over, Reading Age: From 10 to 14 years, Interest Age: From 10 to 14 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7922-6767-6 (9780792267676)
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Person
Monica Halpern is a children's book writer who has penned several National Geographic Science Chapters. She is also the author of Railroad Fever: Building the Transcontinental Railroad, 1830-1870 (which received a starred review in School Library Journal) and Moving North: African Americans and the Great Migration, 1915-1930. Halpern lives in Boston, Massachusetts.