Full Steam Ahead: The Race to Build a Transcontinental Railroad
by Blumberg, Rhoda
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AR Book Level
8.5
AR Points
4
Word Count
20,403
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
25963 EN
About this book
In 1832 Dr. Hartwell Carver urged Congress to build a transcontinental railroad between New York and San Francisco. In 1869, the transcontinental link was completed. What went on in between is the subject of this exciting and thought-provoking book.