Description
| Product ID: | 9781250794772 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | History Comics |
| Title: | History Comics: The Transcontinental Railroad |
| Subtitle: | Crossing the Divide |
| Authors: | Author: Andy Hirsch |
| Page Count: | 128 |
| Subjects: | Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions, Comic strip fiction / graphic novels (Children's / Teenage), Educational: History, Educational: Technology, Educational: History, Educational: Technology |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The year is 1863, and America is divided not just by the civil war but by months of travel over thousands of miles. Two railroad companies, one from the East and one from the West, are given the task of connecting the nation by rail. Building this railroad will be a monumental undertaking, difficult and dangerous. The work falls to immigrant laborers from the lowest social and economic classes. They accomplish astounding feats of engineering while waiting for an answer: Will those who connect the country be accepted into it? Turn back the clock with History Comics! In this graphic novel, experience the great railroad race between Central Pacific and Union Pacific. Wealth and glory await whichever builds the longest track! |
| Imprint Name: | First Second |
| Publisher Name: | Roaring Brook Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-10-25 |
