Across America on an Emigrant Train
by Murphy, Jim
SLJ Best BookNCTE Notable Children's Books in the LanALA Notable/Best BooksBooklist Editors' ChoiceNCTE Orbis Pictus Award/Honor BookBiographies/AutobiographiesWriterNCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies
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AR Book Level
7.8
AR Points
3
Word Count
17,508
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
8452 EN
About this book
This book is a description of the building and operation of railroads in nineteenth-century America, combined with an account of Robert Louis Stevenson's experiences as he traveled from New York to California by train in 1879.
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