Book
Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation
by Martin W. Sandler
- Published
- 2015
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Words
- 39794
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 8.5
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 1230L
- Lexile code
- NC — non-conforming
- Suggested reading age
- ages 9–14
Chronicles the race by the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads to build the first transcontinental railroad, emphasizing the engineers, laborers, investors, landscapes, risks, and human costs behind the project.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780763665272
Tags
History-American/U.S. HistoryRecommended Reading-Junior Library Guild SelectionTransportation/Vehicles-Trains