History Comics: The Transcontinental Railroad
Crossing the Divide
Published on 25. October 2022
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-1-250-79476-5 (ISBN)
Description
The year is 1863, and America is divided not just by the civil war but by months of travel over thousands of miles. Two railroad companies, one from the East and one from the West, are given the task of connecting the nation by rail. Building this railroad will be a monumental undertaking, difficult and dangerous. The work falls to immigrant laborers from the lowest social and economic classes. They accomplish astounding feats of engineering while waiting for an answer: Will those who connect the country be accepted into it?
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New Milford
United States
Publishing group
Roaring Brook Press
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 years
Illustrations
full-color illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 154 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-250-79476-5 (9781250794765)
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Andy Hirsch is a cartoonist living in Dallas, Texas. He is the author and illustrator of several entries in First Second's Science Comics and History Comics series, including Science Comics: Dogs, Science Comics: Trees, Science Comics: Cats, Science Comics: Rocks and Minerals, and History Comics: The American Bison.