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1) The road
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
During the catastrophic economic depression of the 1890s, young Jack London found himself in the same situation as many others-homeless and unemployed. After a failed American investment and crop failure, the nation found itself in a panic. As London recounts these times, he tells stories of hopping on freight trains, consequently being forcefully removed. While living as a hobo, London often had to beg for food and money, and frequently found himself...
2) Trains
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Kids love trains! Especially the old-timey steam engines found in amusement parks and zoos. But what about a super-speeder in Japan that zooms on the track at 361 miles per hour? Or the world's longest freight train, stretching on for a whopping 4.6 miles? Or futuristic railways in the sky? In this Level 1 reader, young readers will discover a whole new way of looking at trains!"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
150 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Combines an account of Robert Louis Stevenson's experiences as he traveled from New York to California by train in 1879 and a description of the building and operation of railroads in nineteenth-century America.
Author
Series
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
xiv, 309 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this social history of the impact of railroads on American life, H. Roger Grant concentrates on the railroad's "golden age," 1830-1930. To capture the essence of the nation's railroad experience, Grant explores four fundamental topics--trains and travel, train stations, railroads and community life, and the legacy of railroading in America--illustrating each topic with carefully chosen period illustrations. Grant recalls the lasting memories left...
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (120 min.) : sd., col. with b&w segments ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This series of four thirty-minute programs "offers a fresh perspective on how railroads created and shaped America's financial institutions, America's singular brand of capitalism and its unique way of doing business. The growth of American railroads from 1830 to 1930 is identical with the growth of the nation into the premier industrial power in the world. It is a colorful story that examines the roles and contributions of Johns Hopkins, Cornelius...
Publisher
Questar
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
2 DVDcs (approximately 4 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Climb aboard for a ride on railroads across the United States, from the High Country of Colorado and New Mexico, to the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, to the Redwood Coast of the Golden State; and from New York to West Virginia on the East Coast.
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