The Golden Spike: How a Photograph Celebrated the Transcontinental Railroad

by Don Nardo

Book Overview

In the mid-1860s, as the Union Pacific Railroad headed westward from Nebraska, another company, the Central Pacific, pushed eastward from California. Their goal was to meet somewhere in between, forming a single railway line that would bridge the continent. That historic meeting took place in May 1869 in northern Utah, and photographer Andrew J. Russell was there to document the historic event. His work resulted in one of the most important photos...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0756549973
• ISBN13: 9780756549978
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Compass Point Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 10 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 7