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Iron Horses

hardcover – June 21, 1999
by Verla Kay
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ISBN-13: 9780399231193 ISBN-10: 0399231196
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Binding
hardcover
Published
June 21, 1999
Weight
0.7 lbs
Dimensions
21.10×1.00×26.20 cm

About this book

Iron Horses by Verla Kay. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780399231193.

Welcome aboard! Travel back in time to join the workers of the Union Pacific Railroad as they pounded west and those from the Central Pacific Railroad as they charged east to build the first transcontinental rail line in the United States. They were racing to meet in Utah, and it was high drama all the way. Workers had to burst through rocky outcrops while hanging in baskets and sleep in tents on top of railroad cars or in barracks buried in snow. Bouncy, short verse highlights the steps it took to finally bring the tracks together, and powerful illustrations capture the landscape and the labor.