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Product Identifiers
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-100395633907
ISBN-139780395633908
eBay Product ID (ePID)154551
Product Key Features
Book TitleAcross America on an Emigrant Train
Number of Pages168 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicTravel, Transportation / Railroads & Trains, Biography & Autobiography / Literary
Publication Year1993
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction
AuthorJim Murphy
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight20.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN92-038650
ReviewsThe 19th century's transcontinental railroads, explored via a delightfully effective narrative device: tracing the 1879 journey of Robert Louis Stevenson, who, at 29, was making an as-swift-as-possible journey from Edinburgh to Monterey, California. . . . A fascinating, imaginatively structured account that brings the experience vividly to life in all its detail: history at its best. Generously illustrated with period photos and prints; endpaper map; extensive bibliography, mostly of sources; index., "A readable and valuable contribution to literature concerning expansion into the American West." School Library Journal, Starred, "The 19th century's transcontinental railroads, explored via a delightfully effective narrative device: tracing the 1879 journey of Robert Louis Stevenson, who, at 29, was making an as-swift-as-possible journey from Edinburgh to Monterey, California. . . . A fascinating, imaginatively structured account that brings the experience vividly to life in all its detail: history at its best. Generously illustrated with period photos and prints; endpaper map; extensive bibliography, mostly of sources; index." Kirkus Reviews with Pointers "A readable and valuable contribution to literature concerning expansion into the American West." School Library Journal, Starred
Dewey Edition20
Grade FromFifth Grade
Dewey Decimal828/.803 B
Grade ToSeventh Grade
SynopsisAn 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.
LC Classification NumberPR4750
