Items related to Ten Mile Day: And the Building of the Transcontinental...
On May 10, 1869, the final spike in North America's first transcontinental railroad was driven home at Promontory Summit, Utah. Illustrated with the author's carefully researched, evocative paintings, here is a great adventure story in the history of the American West--the day Charles Crocker staked $10,000 on the crews' ability to lay a world record ten miles of track in a single, Ten Mile Day.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author:
Mary Ann Fraser has illustrated more than forty books for children, and is the author-illustrator of a growing list of popular middle-grade books that focus on U.S. history. Her In Search of the Grand Canyon was voted a Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal and Ten Mile Day was an American Bookseller Pick, of the Lists. A graduate of Exter College of Art Design, she lives with her husband and three children in Simi Valley, California.
From School Library Journal:
Grade 4-6-- The day that 10 miles of railroad track were laid on the Union Pacific end of the transcontinental railroad was indeed a remarkable one for laborers, suppliers, and organizers. It was never duplicated. Other historians mention this achievement, but Fraser captures the action in brilliantly rendered oils. Her laborers look like workers--not just men standing around. In a few useful sidebars and in informative endpapers, she adds details that enlarge upon and enhance the text. For the full history of 19th-century railroad building--with its problems, politics, people--read Leonard Everett Fisher's Tracks Across America (Holiday, 1992). But Ten Mile Day is in a class by itself. It is a picture-book slice of American history that should pique readers' interest. --George Gleason, Department of English, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherSquare Fish
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0805047034
- ISBN 13 9780805047035
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number2
- Number of pages40
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 5.39
Shipping:
US$ 3.25
From Canada to U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Ten Mile Day
Published by
Henry Holt & Company
(1996)
ISBN 10: 0805047034
ISBN 13: 9780805047035
New
Paperback
Quantity: 14
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Paperback. Publisher overstock, may contain remainder mark on edge. Seller Inventory # 9780805047035B
Buy New
US$ 5.39
Convert currency
Stock Image
Ten Mile Day: And the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Published by
Square Fish
(1996)
ISBN 10: 0805047034
ISBN 13: 9780805047035
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. . Seller Inventory # 52GZZZ00CHVJ_ns
Buy New
US$ 9.58
Convert currency
Stock Image
Ten Mile Day: And the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Published by
Square Fish
(1996)
ISBN 10: 0805047034
ISBN 13: 9780805047035
New
Softcover
Quantity: 4
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. . Seller Inventory # 5AUZZZ001ANH_ns
Buy New
US$ 9.58
Convert currency
Seller Image
Ten Mile Day: And the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad by Fraser, Mary Ann [Paperback ]
Published by
Square Fish
(1996)
ISBN 10: 0805047034
ISBN 13: 9780805047035
New
Soft Cover
Quantity: 10
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780805047035
Buy New
US$ 10.50
Convert currency
Stock Image
Ten Mile Day: And the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Published by
Square Fish
(1996)
ISBN 10: 0805047034
ISBN 13: 9780805047035
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!. Seller Inventory # OTF-S-9780805047035
Buy New
US$ 6.93
Convert currency
Stock Image
Ten Mile Day Format: Paperback
Published by
MacMillan Publishers
(1996)
ISBN 10: 0805047034
ISBN 13: 9780805047035
New
Softcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 9780805047035
Buy New
US$ 7.02
Convert currency
Seller Image
Ten Mile Day : And the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Published by
Square Fish
(1996)
ISBN 10: 0805047034
ISBN 13: 9780805047035
New
Softcover
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 250602-n
Buy New
US$ 8.96
Convert currency
Seller Image
Ten Mile Day (Paperback)
Published by
Square Fish
(1996)
ISBN 10: 0805047034
ISBN 13: 9780805047035
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. On May 10, 1869, the final spike in North America's first transcontinental railroad was driven home at Promontory Summit, Utah. Illustrated with the author's carefully researched, evocative paintings, here is a great adventure story in the history of the American West--the day Charles Crocker staked $10,000 on the crews' ability to lay a world record ten miles of track in a single, Ten Mile Day. An inclusive, multicultural portrait of a thrilling day in the completion of America's first transcontinental railroad. "In her well-researched text, Fraser incorporates fascinating detail . . . while honestly addressing the prejudice faced by Chinese laborers".--Kirkus. Full color. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780805047035
Buy New
US$ 14.07
Convert currency
Stock Image
Ten Mile Day: And the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Published by
Square Fish
(1996)
ISBN 10: 0805047034
ISBN 13: 9780805047035
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. 0.5. Seller Inventory # 0805047034-2-1
Buy New
US$ 20.94
Convert currency
Stock Image
Ten Mile Day: And the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Published by
Square Fish
(1996)
ISBN 10: 0805047034
ISBN 13: 9780805047035
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published 0.5. Seller Inventory # 353-0805047034-new
Buy New
US$ 20.95
Convert currency