Iron rails, iron men, and the race to link the nation : the story of the transcontinental railroad

The Resource Iron rails, iron men, and the race to link the nation : the story of the transcontinental railroad
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Iron rails, iron men, and the race to link the nation : the story of the transcontinental railroad
Title remainder
the story of the transcontinental railroad
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Martin W. Sandler
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  • Iron rails, iron men & the race to link the nation
  • Story of the transcontinental railroad
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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
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Midwest
Dewey number
385.0978
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no index present
Literary form
non fiction
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dictionaries
Target audience
juvenile

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