A ribbon of shining steel : the railway diary of Kate Cameron /
Lawson, Julie, 1947-
A ribbon of shining steel : the railway diary of Kate Cameron / by Julie Lawson. - Markham, Ont. : Scholastic Canada, 2002. - 204 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm. - Dear Canada . - Dear Canada. .
Kate's father is a builder for the Canadian Pacific Railway as it snakes it's way across the mountains and through the Fraser Canyon. Everyone is excited about the "Iron Horse", but building the railroad is a treacherous undertaking. Kate is always thinking about her father's safety, and the Accident Hospital next door is a constant reminder of the hazards the railroad brings. There is tremendous excitement surrounding the creation of the transcontinental railroad despite the danger as Kate, her town, and all of Canada eagerly await its completion.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Company--History--19th century--Juvenile fiction.
Diaries--Juvenile fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life--British Columbia--Juvenile fiction.
Railroads--History--British Columbia--19th century--Juvenile fiction.
Yale (B.C.)--Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
A ribbon of shining steel : the railway diary of Kate Cameron / by Julie Lawson. - Markham, Ont. : Scholastic Canada, 2002. - 204 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm. - Dear Canada . - Dear Canada. .
Kate's father is a builder for the Canadian Pacific Railway as it snakes it's way across the mountains and through the Fraser Canyon. Everyone is excited about the "Iron Horse", but building the railroad is a treacherous undertaking. Kate is always thinking about her father's safety, and the Accident Hospital next door is a constant reminder of the hazards the railroad brings. There is tremendous excitement surrounding the creation of the transcontinental railroad despite the danger as Kate, her town, and all of Canada eagerly await its completion.
0439988489 9780439988483
2009424570
20029007062
Canadian Pacific Railway Company--History--19th century--Juvenile fiction.
Diaries--Juvenile fiction.
Frontier and pioneer life--British Columbia--Juvenile fiction.
Railroads--History--British Columbia--19th century--Juvenile fiction.
Yale (B.C.)--Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.