Ten Mile Day - And the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad (Paperback, 1st Owlet paperback ed)

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On May 10, 1869, the final spike in North America's first transcontinental railroad was driven home at Promontory Summit, Utah. Illustrated with the author's carefully researched, evocative paintings, here is the story of that great American adventure--and the day Charles Crocker staked $10,000 on the crews' ability to lay a world record ten miles of track in a single, Ten Mile Day.

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On May 10, 1869, the final spike in North America's first transcontinental railroad was driven home at Promontory Summit, Utah. Illustrated with the author's carefully researched, evocative paintings, here is the story of that great American adventure--and the day Charles Crocker staked $10,000 on the crews' ability to lay a world record ten miles of track in a single, Ten Mile Day.

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Product Details

General

Imprint

Square Fish

Country of origin

United States

Release date

March 1996

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

March 1996

Authors

Illustrators

Dimensions

203 x 253 x 3mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade / Sewn / Cloth over boards

Pages

40

Edition

1st Owlet paperback ed

ISBN-13

978-0-8050-4703-5

Barcode

9780805047035

Categories

LSN

0-8050-4703-4



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