Kristiana Gregory
The Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West, Utah Territory 1868
Paperback
(CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Sept. 14, 2017)
As the daughter of a newspaper reporter, fourteen-year-old Libby keeps a diary account of the exciting events surrounding her during the building of the railroad in the West in 1868."May 5, 1869"Late this afternoon our track-layers arrived at the Summit! The Union Pacific engine came to a stop with a loud release of steam. Facing it, on another sidetrack, was California's locomotive. Both engines greeted each other with a sharp whistle."Finally. It was the first time the trains from the Pacific coast and the Atlantic coast had met, and I saw it with my own eyes! We cheered with excitement, men threw their hats in the air, ladies waved handkerchiefs, and Joe ran wild with some other boys ..."Everyone is still waiting for Mr. Durant and the others to arrive. Then workers will lay the final half mile -- that's just about 2,500 feet."
- Series
- Dear America (Book 8)
- ISBN
- 197574232X / 9781975742324
- Pages
- 221
- Weight
- 11.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.2 x 0.6 in.
Enjoy reading The Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West, Utah Territory 1868? You may also like these books
-
U
Kristiana Gregory
Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847
Library Binding (Scholastic Inc. March 1, 1997) -
T
Kristiana Gregory
The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777
Hardcover (Scholastic Inc. Sept. 1, 1996) -
V
Karen Hesse
A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin
Hardcover (Scholastic Inc. Sept. 1, 1999) -
P
Kathryn Lasky
Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903
Hardcover (Scholastic Inc. March 1, 1998) -
W
Kristiana Gregory
Eleanor: Crown Jewel of Aquitaine, France, 1136
Hardcover (Scholastic Inc. Nov. 1, 2002) -
V
Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Dear America: Down the Rabbit Hole
Hardcover (Scholastic Inc. March 1, 2013) -
W
Kristiana Gregory
Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt, 57 B.C.
Hardcover (Scholastic Inc. Sept. 1, 1999) -
Z
Kristiana Gregory
Dear America: Winter Of Red Snow, The: The Revolutionary War Diary Of Abigail Jane Stewart
Hardcover (Scholastic Inc. Sept. 1, 1996) -
T
Ann Turner
The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl, New Mexico, 1864
Hardcover (Scholastic Inc. Sept. 1, 1999) -
M
Kristiana Gregory
Hope's Revolutionary War Diary #1: Five Smooth Stones
Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Aug. 1, 2015)
