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Life as an engineer on the first railroads in America / Kate Shoup.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Life asPublisher: New York : Cavendish Square, 2016Edition: First editionDescription: 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781502610881
  • 1502610884
  • 9781502610898
  • 1502610892
Other title:
  • First railroads in America
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Railroads start -- Working on trains -- Daily life -- Tools of the trade -- Why railroads are important.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 385.0973 S559 Available 33111008480457
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Throughout its existence, America has used many different technologies to help improve the country. In the 1800s, trains were developed and used for the first time. Eventually, they connected the East to the West. Discover what life was like on the first railroads in America, particularly for the engineers who ran them--what conditions they faced, what dangers occurred, and how railroads changed America forever.

Includes bibliographical references (page 29) and index.

Railroads start -- Working on trains -- Daily life -- Tools of the trade -- Why railroads are important.

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