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Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
After the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869, the rest of the country was up for grabs, and the race was on. The prize: a better, shorter, less snowy route through the corridors of the American Southwest, linking Los Angeles to Chicago. In his book, Borneman examines the sectional rivalries, contested routes, political posturing, and ambitious business dealings that unfolded as an increasing number of lines pushed their way...
Publisher
Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Lonesome Dove (widescreen, 1989, 374 min.): A pair of longtime friends and former Texas Rangers crave one last adventure before hanging up their spurs. After stealing over a thousand head of cattle from rustlers south of the border, they recruit an unlikely crew of hands to drive the herd 3,000 miles north to the grasslands of Montana.
Return to Lonesome Dove (1993, 346 min.): This gripping adventure follows three ex-Texas Rangers and chronicles...
4) Iron rails, iron men, and the race to link the nation: the story of the transcontinental railroad
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Experience the race of rails to link the country--and meet the men behind this incredible feat--in a riveting story about the building of the transcontinental railroad, brought to life with archival photos"--Publisher's website.
Author
Publisher
Square Fish / Roaring Book Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Presents the greatest adventures of America's Westward expansion, from the Louisiana Purchase and the gold rush to the Indian wars and life of the cowboy, as well as the everyday happenings that defined living on the frontier.
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Westward ho! If you travel across certain parts of the United States, you can still see wagon wheel ruts where people crossed the west in search of more opportunity and better lives more than 200 years ago! The Oregon Trail: The Journey Across the Country from Lewis and Clark to the Transcontinental Railroad offers readers ages 9 to 12 a fascinating look at the explorers and settlers who traveled this route during the westward expansion of the United...
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