Life as an engineer on the first railroads in America / Kate Shoup.
Material type: TextSeries: Life asPublisher: New York : Cavendish Square, 2016Edition: First editionDescription: 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781502610881
- 1502610884
- 9781502610898
- 1502610892
- First railroads in America
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 385.0973 S559 | Available | 33111008480457 |
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.