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1) Ten Mile Day and the building of the transcontinental railroad

Author

Fraser, Mary Ann

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IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1

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Chronicles the race to build the first railroad to cross the North American continent.

2) The Transcontinental Railroad

Author

Burger, James P

Series

Library of the westward expansion

Pub. Date

2002

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1

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The prosperity of the nation was secured for centuries to come when the political will of the U.S. government and thousands of immigrants joined forces to create the massive rail system known today as the transcontinental railroad.

3) Full steam ahead: the race to build a transcontinental railroad

Author

Blumberg, Rhoda

Pub. Date

[1996]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 4

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Illustrated history of the building of the transcontinental railroad in the United States, beginning in 1862 when President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act into law, and ending on May 10, 1869, when the final, golden spike was driven, uniting tracks from the east and west.

4) Connecting the coasts: the race to build the transcontinental railroad

Author

Lewis, Norma

Series

Fact finders. Adventures on the American frontier
Fact finders adventures on the American frontier

Pub. Date

2015

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IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1

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Examines the Transcontinental Railroad by discussing why it was needed and the immediate and lasting effects it had on the nation as well as the people and places involved.