The transcontinental railroad
By: by Michael Rajczak
Edition: First edition.
Series: What you didn't know about history; What you didn't know about history
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9781482406009; 9781482405996
Subjects: Union Pacific Railroad Company; Central Pacific Railroad Company; Railroads; Pacific railroads; Juvenile literature; History
Description: Describes the history of the building of the first transcontinental railroad to cross the United States from Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California. It looks at the men who envisioned the plan, the workers (mainly Chinese and Irish immigrants) who did the labor, and some of the hardships which they endured to complete the job. --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 23) and index.