The Transcontinental Railroad: A Primary Source History of America's First Coast-to-Coast Railroad
Author: Houghton, Gillian
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
8.7
Points
2.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
10336
Points per Word
0.000193
Page Count
64
Points per Page
0.03125
Description
This book describes the people, circumstances, and events surrounding the building of the railway system across the continent in the mid-nineteenth century.