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Author O'Mara, Jack.

Title How railroads shaped America / Jack O'Mara.

Imprint New York : PowerKids Press, 2009.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 PCMS Jumpstart Non-Fiction  385 OMARA    ---  Available
Description 32 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Series American history flashpoints!
Note Includes index.
Includes chronology.
Includes glossary.
Contents How do we get there? - The beginning of the railroad boom - The race across the country - Life along the rails - Changes in trains - The rise of rapid transit - Railroads : today and tomorrow.
Summary From the first steam locomotive in 1804 to the electric trains that provide rapid city transportation this book describes how trains and the U.S. railroad system have changed American lives.
Audience K-3 Medialog, Inc.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR Middle Grades RL 5.8 0.5 quiz: 129837
Subject Railroads -- United States -- History.
ISBN 143582993X (lib.)
143580175X (pbk.)

 
    
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