The Resource Iron rails, iron men, and the race to link the nation : the story of the transcontinental railroad, Martin W. Sandler
Iron rails, iron men, and the race to link the nation : the story of the transcontinental railroad, Martin W. Sandler
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Resource Information
The item Iron rails, iron men, and the race to link the nation : the story of the transcontinental railroad, Martin W. Sandler represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- In the 1850s, gold fever swept the West, but people had to walk, sail, or ride horses for months on end to seek their fortune. The question of faster, safer transportation was posed by national leaders. But with 1,800 miles of seemingly impenetrable mountains, searing deserts, and endless plains between the Missouri River and San Francisco, could a transcontinental railroad be built? It seemed impossible. Eventually, two railroad companies, the Central Pacific, which laid the tracks eastward, and the Union Pacific, which moved west, began the job. In one great race between iron men with iron wills, tens of thousands of workers blasted the longest tunnels that had ever been constructed, built the highest bridges that had ever been created, and finally linked the nation by two bands of steel, changing America forever
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Isbn
- 9780763680411
- Label
- Iron rails, iron men, and the race to link the nation : the story of the transcontinental railroad
- Title
- Iron rails, iron men, and the race to link the nation
- Title remainder
- the story of the transcontinental railroad
- Statement of responsibility
- Martin W. Sandler
- Title variation
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- Iron rails, iron men & the race to link the nation
- Story of the transcontinental railroad
- Subject
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- Central Pacific Railroad Company -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Electronic books
- Railroads -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Railroads -- West (U.S.) -- History
- Union Pacific Railroad Company -- History -- Juvenile literature
- West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Union Pacific Railroad Company -- History
- Central Pacific Railroad Company -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the 1850s, gold fever swept the West, but people had to walk, sail, or ride horses for months on end to seek their fortune. The question of faster, safer transportation was posed by national leaders. But with 1,800 miles of seemingly impenetrable mountains, searing deserts, and endless plains between the Missouri River and San Francisco, could a transcontinental railroad be built? It seemed impossible. Eventually, two railroad companies, the Central Pacific, which laid the tracks eastward, and the Union Pacific, which moved west, began the job. In one great race between iron men with iron wills, tens of thousands of workers blasted the longest tunnels that had ever been constructed, built the highest bridges that had ever been created, and finally linked the nation by two bands of steel, changing America forever
- Cataloging source
- Midwest
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- hoopla (Digital media service)
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sandler, Martin W
- Dewey number
- 385.0978
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Union Pacific Railroad Company
- Central Pacific Railroad Company
- Union Pacific Railroad Company
- Central Pacific Railroad Company
- Railroads
- Railroads
- West (U.S.)
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Iron rails, iron men, and the race to link the nation : the story of the transcontinental railroad, Martin W. Sandler
- Link
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- MWT12583525
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Form of item
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- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Isbn
- 9780763680411
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- c
- Publisher number
- MWT12583525
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 12583525
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Label
- Iron rails, iron men, and the race to link the nation : the story of the transcontinental railroad, Martin W. Sandler
- Link
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- MWT12583525
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource.
- Form of item
-
- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Isbn
- 9780763680411
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- c
- Publisher number
- MWT12583525
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 12583525
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
Subject
- Central Pacific Railroad Company -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Electronic books
- Railroads -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature
- Railroads -- West (U.S.) -- History
- Union Pacific Railroad Company -- History -- Juvenile literature
- West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Union Pacific Railroad Company -- History
- Central Pacific Railroad Company -- History
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Member of
Library Locations
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