Travel back to the 1860s to witness the dramatic track-laying contest between the Union and Central Pacific Railroads as Irish immigrants Sheamus and Nora Cullen and their children travel westward by freight car and riverboat. Placing fictional characters at the scene of landmark events, this thrilling story brings historical facts into vivid focus for young readers. 35 drawings.
| ISBN: | 9780486492599 |
| Publication date: | 27th December 2013 |
| Author: | David Shepherd |
| Illustrator: | William K Plummer |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 179 pages |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction |
Travel back to the 1860s to witness the dramatic track-laying contest between the Union and Central Pacific Railroads as Irish immigrants Sheamus and Nora Cullen and their children travel westward by freight car and riverboat. Placing fictional characters at the scene of landmark events, this thrilling story brings historical facts into vivid focus for young readers. 35 drawings.
We Were There at the Driving of the Golden Spike features in the following genres: Historical Fiction
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We Were There at the Driving of the Golden Spike was written by David Shepherd and published by Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc.
We Were There at the Driving of the Golden Spike has 179 pages