Railroads and Steamships: Important Developments in American Transportation
by Murdico, Suzanne J.
Series:America's Industrial Society in the 19th Century · Primary Source
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AR Book Level
5.4
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
2,310
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
73038 EN
About this book
This book explains how industrialization prompted the need for long-distance transportation in nineteenth-century America, and looks at the development of the steam locomotive, cross-country railroads, and the steamship.