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Books with title The Incredible Transcontinental Railroad

  • Building the Transcontinental Railroad

    Joeming W. Dunn, Rod Espinosa

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, July 1, 2008)
    Unites States, 1863 to 1869. The Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad laborers worked from each end of the contry to build a railraod. Follow the transcontinental railroad's progress in this impressive graphic novel. Maps, timelines, glossaries, and indexes make these titles an exciting addition to classroom discussion. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 3-6.
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  • The Transcontinental Railroad

    Michael V Uschan

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, May 11, 2009)
    Describes the development of a railway system uniting the United States, from its design and planning, through the problems that plagued its construction, to its completion in 1869 and its subsequent effect on the nation.
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  • The Transcontinental Railroad

    Marilyn Miller

    Library Binding (Silver Burdett Pr, Feb. 1, 1987)
    Describes the construction of the Central Pacific, Union Pacific, and other related railroads which joined the east and west coasts by meeting at Promontory Point, Utah, and views both the early days of railroads preceding that event and the effects of the transcontinental railroad thus formed.Describes the construction of the Central Pacific, Union Pacific, and other related railroads which joined the east and west coasts by meeting at Promontory Point, Utah, and views both the early days of railroads preceding that event and the effects of the transcontinental railroad thus formed
  • The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad

    Peggy Caravantes

    Library Binding (Momentum, Jan. 1, 2017)
    Gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts spread, critical-thinking questions, primary source quotes and accompanying source notes, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
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  • The Transcontinental Railroad

    Peter Anderson

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Feb. 1, 1996)
    The history of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroad companies' efforts to span the continent
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  • The Transcontinental Railroad

    Sabrina Crewe, Michael V Uschan

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Discusses the history of the Transcontinental Railroad, including the reasons for the project, information on the people who backed it, and its construction.
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  • The Transcontinental Railroad

    Michael V Uschan

    Paperback (Lucent Books, Dec. 1, 2009)
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  • Transcontinental Railroad

    Marilyn Miller

    Paperback (Silver Burdett Pr, Jan. 1, 1989)
    Describes the construction of the Central Pacific, Union Pacific, and other related railroads which joined the east and west coasts by meeting at Promontory Point, Utah, and views both the early days of railroads preceding that event and the effects of the transcontinental railroad thus formed.Describes the construction of the Central Pacific, Union Pacific, and other related railroads which joined the east and west coasts by meeting at Promontory Point, Utah, and views both the early days of railroads preceding that event and the effects of the transcontinental railroad thus formed
  • The Transcontinental Railroad

    Linda Thompson

    Paperback (Rourke Pub Group, )
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  • The Transcontinental Railroad

    James Burger

    Paperback (PowerKids Press, Jan. 1, 2003)
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  • The Transcontinental Railroad

    Michael V. Uschan

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Aug. 1, 2003)
    Discusses the history of railroads in the United States, focusing on the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.
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  • Transcontinental Railroads

    Natalie Hyde

    Library Binding (Crabtree Pub Co, Aug. 31, 2017)
    In the 19th Century, railroads were a form of transportation that changed the world. Transcontinental Railroads looks at the sweeping changes made to society and the challenges created by the building and running of these railroads in North America. Readers will be encouraged to critically analyze source material on why the railroads were built, who built them, and how they changed the movement of people and products. Topics include settlement and nation-building, as well as who gained through railroad buildingand who lost.
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