Title: The transcontinental railroad
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. --
Subjects: Union Pacific Railroad Company, Central Pacific Railroad Company, Railroads, Pacific railroads, Juvenile literature, History, Union pacific railroad company, Union pacific railroad company, juvenile literature, Railroads, history, Railroads, united states, history, juvenile literature
Places: United States