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Ten Mile Day and the building of the transcontinental railroad
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Mary Ann Fraser |
Chronicles the race to build the first railroad to cross the North American continent. |
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Engines of war
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Christian Wolmar |
From the acclaimed author of 'Fire and Steam' and 'Blood, Iron and Gold' comes 'Engines of War' which tells the dramatic story of how the birth and spread of the railways shaped the ways wars were fo… |
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Kate Shelley and the midnight express
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Margaret K. Wetterer |
Fifteen-year-old Kate risks her life in a storm to prevent a train disaster. |
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Locomotive
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Brian Floca |
Learn what it was like to travel on the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s. |
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Fifty Railroads that Changed the Course of History
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Bill Laws |
Railroads are much more than just a mode of transportation, and their impact on the past 200 years of history has been profound. Railroads have brought freedom of movement to the masses and been the … |
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Railroad fever
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Monica Halpern |
Presents a history of the building of the transcontinental railroad and its effects on American life. |
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Making tracks
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Peter Saxton |
Cherished, admired and frequently used as an excuse for lateness, the railways occupy a special place in our hearts. Trains are not just a practical mode of transport, but also a way of tracing our s… |
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Train of states
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Peter Sís |
Gives information about each state, including capital, motto, state tree, state bird, source of name, and date of statehood. |
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Trains
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Gail Gibbons |
Examines different kinds of trains, past and present, describing their features and functions. |
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The brasspounder
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Donald G. Sanders |
x, 195 pages : 23 cm |
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Transcontinental Train Odyssey
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Tim Fischer |
Tim Fischer's very personal guide to the great transcontinental railways of the world.'This book is both highly educational and a damn good read.' - Sam Burgess, OAM, former chairman Zig Zag Railway'… |
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The Railway Journey
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Wolfgang Schivelbusch |
The impact of constant technological change upon our perception of the world is so pervasive as to have become a commonplace of modern society. But this was not always the case; as Wolfgang Schivelbu… |
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