The Last Rail : The Building of the First Transcontinental Railroad (Smithsonian Odyssey Ser.)

Bailer, Darice; Farnsworth, Bill (illustrator)

ISBN 10: 1568993625 / ISBN 13: 9781568993621

Published by Norwalk, CT, U.S.A.: Soundprints, 1996, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Last Rail : The Building of the First Transcontinental Railroad (Smithsonian Odyssey Ser.)
• Publisher: Norwalk, CT, U.S.A.: Soundprints, 1996
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1568993625
• ISBN 13: 9781568993621
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Farnsworth, Bill
• Edition: First Edition

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Synopsis

While on a field trip to the National Museum of American History, nine-year-old Lucy imagines herself as Andrew Russell, taking a picture of the joining of the Central and Union Pacific Railroads at Promitory Summit, Utah, in 1869.

About the Author

Darice Bailer grew up in Rochester, New York with seven siblings and dreamed of becoming a writer. Today, she has written over 3 books for children. Her first book for Soundprints, Puffin's Homecoming: The Story of an Atlantic Puffin, received a 1993 Parent's Choice Award. Also a journalist for many years, she was a frequent contributor to The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Hartford Courant. She currently helps students and teachers at Old Greenwich School in Connecticut.