Written and Illustrated by Mary Ann Fraser
Published by Henry Holt and Company 1993
Includes Illustrated Glossary, Maps, Suggested Reading and more
Ages 8-12, Paperback ISBN 0-8050-5543-6   $6.95

*An American Bookseller Pick of the List

"With a sharp command to the bosses, Crocker's arm rose and fell. The hogger, or engineer, on the first train pulled hard on the whistle cord, and a shrill blast pierced the cold, damp morning air. The race had begun."

SYNOPSIS
    On May 10, 1869, the final spike in North America's first transcontinental railroad was driven home at Promontory Summit, Utah. In the race to reach the Summit, Central Pacific crews had to blast through mountains, brave avalanches, and sweat through the dessert. In time they had become so efficient, well organized, and hardy that their boss, Charles Crocker, staked $10,000 on their ability to lay a world record ten miles of track in one day.
    Illustrated with Fraser's carefully researched, evocative paintings, here is the story of a great American adventure. Come Climb Aboard!

REVIEWS
"Ten Mile Day is in a class by itself. It is a picture-book slice of American history..."
School Library Journal

"Making good use of the picture-book format, her realistic earth-tone paintings convey the action and sense of vastness of the scene and the enormity of the task....An attractive resource."
Kirkus Reviews

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