Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad
by Martin W. Sandler
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2015
Word Count 39,794
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1230L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.5
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 176183, 7 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- West (U.S.)--History--Juvenile literature
- Railroads--West (U.S.)--History
- Union Pacific Railroad Company
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--History
- 19th century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States - 19th Century
- West (U.S.)
- Central Pacific Railroad Company--History--Juvenile literature
- Central Pacific Railroad Company
- Children's Books/All Ages
- Railroads--United States--History--19th century--Juvenile literature
- History
- Railroads
- United States
- United States, West
- Central Pacific Railroad Company--History
- Union Pacific Railroad Company--History--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Railroads & Trains
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