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Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the building of the Transcontinental Railroad begun during the Civil War, describing its impact on the war effort, the conflicts over its location, labor resources, and construction, and the impact that its completion in 1869 had on the nation.
Series
Way west volume 2
Publisher
Shanachie
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
Examines the extraordinary four-year period immediately following the Civil War, when the restless, war-weary nation took up the task of conquering the West with renewed fury and speed. Year by year, railroads penetrated ever farther out onto the Great Plains, threatening to destroy the last buffalo ranges of Native American groups like the Lakota and Cheyenne. In response, tribes across the Great Plains began to mount a furious counter-offensive...
204) Etta Invincible
Author
Publisher
Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster's Children Publishing Divison
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Twelve-year-old Etta Johnson has Loud Days where she can hear just fine and Quiet Days where sounds come from far away and she gets to retreat into her thoughts. Etta spends most of her time alone, working on her comic book about Invincible Girl, the superhero who takes down super villain Petra Fide. Invincible Girl is brave, daring, and bold--everything Etta wishes she could be. But when Louisa May Alcott, a friendly Goldendoodle from across the...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Outlaws plot a daring heist in this exciting new Western by USA Today bestselling author Ralph Cotton A corrupt former Army Colonel trying to run a railroad. The sheriff of a frontier town so raw its only name is New Water Stop One. And a gang of outlaws on a mission. When these forces collide, bullets fly1 After pulling off their latest train robbery, outlaw leader CC. Ellis and his unruly gang of long riders set their sights on a new target, a...
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
This thoughtful STEM picture book biography about the brilliant architect of Grand Central Terminal is a celebration of resilience in the face of adversity, creative problem solving, and, of course, trains! With whimsical illustrations by Dave Szalay.
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