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TEN MILE DAY
AND THE BUILDING OF THE
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD

Henry Holt 1993
PB  ISBN# 0-8050-4703-4

*Book-of-the-Month Club
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On April 28, 1869 the Central Pacific Railroad Company attempted to do the  impossible--the laying of ten miles of track in one day. It would be the last great push to complete the transcontinental railroad.


"In her well-researched text, Fraser incorporates fascinating detail...while honestly addressing the prejudice faced by Chinese laborers. Good use of broad picture-book format. An attractive resource." Kirkus Reviews"

"Other historians mention this achievement, but Fraser captures the action in brilliantly rendered oils. Her laborers look like workers--not just men standing around. In a few useful sidebars and in informative endpapers, she adds details that enlarge upon and enhance the text. Ten Mile Day is in a class by itself. It is a picture-book slice of American history that should pique readers' interest." George Gleason, School Library Journal
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  • Young Adult
  • Picture Books
    • Milton & Odie and the Bigger-than-Bigmouth Bass
    • Papa Bear's Page Fright
    • Heebie Jeebie Jamboree
    • Ogg and Bob
    • Nonfiction Picture Books >
      • Alexander Graham Bell Answers the Call
      • Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Books
      • Ten Mile Day
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