Iron Horses
Iron Horses

Author: Verla Kay

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13:

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Welcome aboard! Travel back in time to join the workers of the Union Pacific Railroad as they pounded west and those from the Central Pacific Railroad as they charged east to build the first transcontinental rail line in the United States. They were racing to meet in Utah, and it was high drama all the way. Workers had to burst through rocky outcrops while hanging in baskets and sleep in tents on top of railroad cars or in barracks buried in snow. Bouncy, short verse highlights the steps it took to finally bring the tracks together, and powerful illustrations capture the landscape and the labor.

Iron Horses to Promontory
Iron Horses to Promontory

Author: Gerald M. Best

Publisher:

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13:

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In picture and text this book tells of the locomotives involved in the building of the first transcontinental railroad and its completion with the driving of a golden spike into a laurel tie at Promontory Utah, May 10, 1869. The rolling stock is described; the locomotive builders too long neglected, are presented and the writer brings to the reader interested in the Pioneer West, many "happenings" along the line which have hitherto not been published. This book also includes many rare and unpublished photographs of construction times, locomotives, and scenes along the route by such acknowledged cameramen of the time as Andrew J. Russell, S. ). Sedgwick, Charles 11. Savage, and Alfred A. Hart. There are maps, timetables and documentary reproductions, a complete roster of motive power of the Central Pacific to 1891 mid the Union Pacific to 1885 and scale model drawings of Central Pacific No. 60 Jupiter and Union Pacific No. 119.

Iron Horses
Iron Horses

Author: Walter R. Borneman

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2014-11-18

Total Pages: 513

ISBN-13: 0316371793

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A "masterly" account of the origins of the transcontinental railroad (Douglas Brinkley) by the author of the bestselling The Admirals. After the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869, the rest of the United States was up for grabs, and the race was on. The prize: a better, shorter, less snowy route through the American Southwest, linking Los Angeles to Chicago. In Iron Horses, Borneman recounts the rivalries, contested routes, political posturing, and business dealings that unfolded as an increasing number of lines pushed their way across the country. Borneman brings to life the legendary robber barons behind it all and also captures the herculean efforts required to construct these roads -- the laborers who did the back-breaking work, the brakemen who ran atop moving cars, the tracklayers crushed and killed by runaway trains. From backroom deals in Washington, DC, to armed robberies of trains in the wild deserts, from cattle cars to streamliners and Super Chiefs, all the great incidents and innovations of a mighty American era are made vivid in Iron Horses.

Canadian "The Little Iron Horse" For Kids
Canadian

Author: K. Bennett

Publisher: Mendon Cottage Books

Published: 2015-03-31

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 1311563679

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Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1 Little Iron Horse Chapter 2 Characteristics Chapter 3 Horse Fun Facts! Conclusion Nature's Amazing Wonders Author Bio Introduction *** Canadian Horse: The Canadian horse is a very special horse that comes from Canada. They descend from draft and light riding horses and have beautiful colors like black, bay, brown and chestnut. It is a very sturdy horse. What does “sturdy” mean? Vocabulary.com says “sturdy” means: firm, steady and tough. So this horse is strong and can do lots of hard work. Do you remember what draft horses are? A draft horse. This is a horse that “draws” or “hauls” something. It is also called a work horse or heavy horse, because it works hard and pulls heavy loads. However, these types of horses are usually strong, gentle, easy to work with and very patient.

Death of the Iron Horse
Death of the Iron Horse

Author: Paul Goble

Publisher: Turtleback Books

Published: 1993-03-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780613126021

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For use in schools and libraries only. In an act of bravery and defiance against the white men encroaching on their territory in 1867, a group of young Cheyenne braves derail and raid a freight train.

The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse

Author: Robert Michael Ballantyne

Publisher: Pinnacle Press

Published: 2017-05-24

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9781374849815

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Iron Horse
Iron Horse

Author: Ballantyne, R. M.

Publisher: Delmarva Publications, Inc.

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13:

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This book is illustrated. This book contains a story founded largely on facts, and is intended to illustrate some of the more salient points and interesting circumstances connected with the railway system of this kingdom. It makes no pretension whatever to give a comprehensive, much less a complete, view of a subject which, in its details, I conceive to be almost inexhaustible. To the various managers, superintendents, clerks, drivers, guards, and porters of the several railway companies from whom much of my information has been derived, I now tender my most sincere thanks for the kindness and ready assistance I have received at their hands. Edinburgh, 1871. R. M. BALLANTYNE.

The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse

Author: R. M. Ballantyne

Publisher: Hardpress Publishing

Published: 2010-01

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9781407621791

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