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The Golden Spike: How a Photograph Celebrated the Transcontinental Railroad

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In the mid-1860s, as the Union Pacific Railroad headed westward from Nebraska, another company, the Central Pacific, pushed eastward from California. Their goal was to meet somewhere in between, forming a single railway line that would bridge the continent. That historic meeting took place in May 1869 in northern Utah, and photographer Andrew J. Russell was there to document the historic event. Hi... More
Book Information
PublisherCompass Point Books
BindingLibrary Binding (2 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages64
ISBN-100756549914
ISBN-13978-0756549916
Publication Date02/01/2015
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About Don Nardo (Author) : Don Nardo is a published author and an editor of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Don Nardo include Hygiene (Encyclopedia of Health), Science, Technology, and W... more
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