Bridging the continent
Subtitle: a sourcebook on the American West
By: edited by Carter Smith.
Contributors: Smith, C. Carter.
Edition: A Millbrook Press library ed.
Series: American Albums from the collections of the Library of Congress
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Brookfield, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Trails -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Transportation -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Communication and traffic -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Industries -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Transportation -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Sources.; West (U.S.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.; West (U.S.) -- History -- Sources.
Description: Describes and illustrates the opening up and settling of the Old West, its trails, canals, railroads, and other aspects, from the early migrations to the coming of the telephone, through a variety of images created during that period.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 94) and index.