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Newbery Honor author Blumberg (Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun) offers not only an assiduously documented, spikes-and-bolts chronicle of the "great race" to create the first cross-country railroad by laying track between Sacramento and Omaha, but an absorbing panorama of the project's dramatic effect on the American frontier. Lacing her narrative with often amusing anecdotes and ample quotes, Blumberg spins a tale thick with intrigue and controversy. Feuding began almost immediately as congressmen argued about whether the track should be laid on Northern or Southern soil, thus stalling the project until President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862. Many memorable personalities emerge here, including the visionaries who conceived of transcontinental rail travel in the 1850s; the greedy, profiteering businessmen who organized the Central Pacific Railroad Company, charged with building the railroad eastward from California; and the stalwart laborers, many of them Chinese, Native American and Mormon, who endured bitter mountain blizzards, sweltering desert heat and, sometimes, extreme prejudice. Attractively designed, the volume contains numerous period illustrations and on-site photos of the mammoth undertaking. Ages 10-up.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Grade 4-6?A clear and lively account that describes the con men and visionaries, Indian raids, wild West towns, and extraordinary feats of courage that all played a part in the building of the first transcontinental railroad. The race to the finish and the golden spike at the end provide added drama, but the story also concerns some very complicated legislation and myriad engineering details. Boiling all of this down into a highly readable treatment for this audience is no small feat, but Blumberg has managed to get it all in. Her crisp, decisive text and exemplary documentation set the stage for the striking black-and-white photos and reproductions, well laid out with plenty of white space. This attractive oversized volume is terrific for browsing and helpful for reports.?Connie Parker, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Cleveland, OH
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Newbery Honor author Blumberg (Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun) offers not only an assiduously documented, spikes-and-bolts chronicle of the "great race" to create the first cross-country railroad by laying track between Sacramento and Omaha, but an absorbing panorama of the project's dramatic effect on the American frontier. Lacing her narrative with often amusing anecdotes and ample quotes, Blumberg spins a tale thick with intrigue and controversy. Feuding began almost immediately as congressmen argued about whether the track should be laid on Northern or Southern soil, thus stalling the project until President Lincoln signed the Pacific Railroad Act of 1862. Many memorable personalities emerge here, including the visionaries who conceived of transcontinental rail travel in the 1850s; the greedy, profiteering businessmen who organized the Central Pacific Railroad Company, charged with building the railroad eastward from California; and the stalwart laborers, many of them Chinese, Native American and Mormon, who endured bitter mountain blizzards, sweltering desert heat and, sometimes, extreme prejudice. Attractively designed, the volume contains numerous period illustrations and on-site photos of the mammoth undertaking. Ages 10-up.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6?A clear and lively account that describes the con men and visionaries, Indian raids, wild West towns, and extraordinary feats of courage that all played a part in the building of the first transcontinental railroad. The race to the finish and the golden spike at the end provide added drama, but the story also concerns some very complicated legislation and myriad engineering details. Boiling all of this down into a highly readable treatment for this audience is no small feat, but Blumberg has managed to get it all in. Her crisp, decisive text and exemplary documentation set the stage for the striking black-and-white photos and reproductions, well laid out with plenty of white space. This attractive oversized volume is terrific for browsing and helpful for reports.?Connie Parker, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Cleveland, OH
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- CUES: Choose, Use, Enjoy, Share: A Model for Educational Enrichment Through the School Library Media Center by Phyllis B. Leonard on page 170, and page 190
- Shipwrecked!: The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy by Rhoda Blumberg in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Exploring the Literature of Fact: Children's Nonfiction Trade Books in the Elementary Classroom by Barbara Moss on page 75
- Train Wreck: A Boy's Journey by Ric Reed in Back Matter
- Readers Theatre for American History: by Anthony D. Fredericks on page 83
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