The First Railroads |
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Author:
| Isaacs, Sally Senzell |
Series title: | The American Adventure Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4034-2506-5 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2004 |
Publisher: | Heinemann-Raintree
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Imprint: | NA-h |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $29.29 |
Book Description:
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Follow the development of the first steam locomotives and railroad networks in the East in the 1820s and 1830s. Discover how, as the nation grew, railroad companies built tracks through woods, across rivers, and over mountains to reach the far West. Find out what it was like to work on the railroads. See how the growth of railroads changed the lives of U.S. citizens and American Indians forever. This book describes in detail the lives of ordinary people in the United States who built...
More DescriptionFollow the development of the first steam locomotives and railroad networks in the East in the 1820s and 1830s. Discover how, as the nation grew, railroad companies built tracks through woods, across rivers, and over mountains to reach the far West. Find out what it was like to work on the railroads. See how the growth of railroads changed the lives of U.S. citizens and American Indians forever. This book describes in detail the lives of ordinary people in the United States who built and worked on the railroads or whose towns and cities grew with their arrival. Each book in the series uses reconstruction illustrations and photographs along with clear text and fact boxes to bring the story of our nation to life.