(PDF) History Comics: The Transcontinental Railroad: Crossing the Divide Full

(PDF) History Comics: The Transcontinental Railroad:
Crossing the Divide Full

(PDF) History Comics: The Transcontinental Railroad: Crossing the Divide Full
Description :
Turn back the clock with History Comics! In this graphic novel, experience the
great railroad race between Central Pacific and Union Pacific. Wealth and
glory await whichever builds the longest track!In 1863, America is divided not
just by the civil war but by months of travel over thousands of miles. Two
railroad companies, one each from East and West, are given the task of
connecting the nation by rail. Building this railroad will be a monumental
undertaking, difficult and dangerous. The work falls to immigrant laborers from
the lowest economic classes. They accomplish astounding feats of
engineering while waiting for an answer: Will those who connect the country
be accepted into it?