Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad

by Sandler, Martin W.

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AR Book Level
8.5
AR Points
7
Word Count
39,794
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
176183 EN

About this book

In the 1850s, two rival companies accomplished the impossible--they tunneled through mountains and constructed the highest-ever bridges to connect 1,800 miles of America by rail.

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