Library Media Connection : "The Series reflects a variety of occupations, time periods, and global perspectives. The table of contents and index make it easy to locate what you want. There is enough detail for a student to compare workers of today with those in history. Recommended."
--Library Media Connection, October 2005
Book Description
The men who built the Transcontinental Railroad between 1863 and 1869 labored 12 hour days building bridges, blasting tunnels, and laying rail beds in the midst of freezing winters and hot summers while fighting Indians and dodging dynamite explosions. This book honors the tens of thousands of mostly immigrants by describing their day-to-day lives while constructing the greatest railroad of all time.
The Working Life - A Worker on the Transcontinental Railroad (The Working Life),James Barter,Lucent Books,1590182472,19th century,Careers - Job Almanacs,Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction,Children: Grades 3-4,General,History,History - General,History - United States/19th Century,Juvenile Nonfiction,Juvenile literature,Railroad construction workers,Railroads,United States,American history: c 1500 to c 1900,Transport systems,USA,c 1800 to c 1900
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