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Keywords

author's note, celebration, ceremony, chinese, competition, construction, cooperation, fun, geography, hard work, history, immigrants, irish, mountains, multicultural, rain, rocks, snow, storm, tools, train, transportation, travel, weather

Title

Iron horses

Description

Building a railroad takes a lot of work. Many people must be involved from the planners and politicians in the capital, to the Irishmen and Chinese men building the track out west. When it is finally finished, the track is a wonderful form of transportation.

Author

Kay, Verla

Publisher

Putnam

ISBN

0-399-23119-6

City of Publication

New York

Year of Publication

1999

Author of Abstract

Abstract provided by Erin Wiegand, 2000

Citation

Kay, Verla, “Iron horses,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed December 4, 2023, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/13559.