Across America on an Emigrant Train

An account of Robert Louis Stevenson's twelve day journey from New York to California in 1879, interwoven with a history of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the settling of the West.

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Across America on an Emigrant Train

An account of Robert Louis Stevenson's twelve day journey from New York to California in 1879, interwoven with a history of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the settling of the West.

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Across America on an Emigrant Train

Across America on an Emigrant Train

by Jim Murphy
Across America on an Emigrant Train

Across America on an Emigrant Train

by Jim Murphy

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An account of Robert Louis Stevenson's twelve day journey from New York to California in 1879, interwoven with a history of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the settling of the West.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780395764831
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication date: 06/16/2003
Pages: 168
Product dimensions: 7.50(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.49(d)
Lexile: 1180L (what's this?)
Age Range: 10 - 12 Years

About the Author

Jim Murphy's nonfiction books have received numerous awards, among them the Sibert Medal, three Orbis Pictus awards, the Margaret A. Edwards award, and two Newbery Honors. Jim also was a finalist for the National Book Award. Born and raised in New Jersey, Jim lives in Maplewood, NJ, with his family.

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"A readable and valuable contribution to literature concerning expansion into the American West." School Library Journal, Starred

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