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 You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Railroad! A Track You'd Rather Not Go Down
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Industrial Age > American History > Westward Expansion
Experience what it was like to work on the transcontinental railroad!
This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story, inviting them to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history. Get ready...as an Irish laborer living in the United States in the 1860s, you have decided to help build the transcontinental railroad. It's backbreaking!
Other Similar Books
Other suggestions on the subject of the Westward Expansion.
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- Westward Expansion: An Interactive History Adventure (by: Lassieur, Allison, MG)
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- Gold Mountain (by: Yee, Betty G., YA, A)
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- Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers (by: Lewis, Anna M., YA, A)