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Hear that train whistle blow! : : how the railroad changed the world
| Title | Hear that train whistle blow! : : how the railroad changed the world |
| Names | Meltzer, Milton. |
| Book Number | BR018135 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Braille |
| Download Link | Volume 1. |
| Annotation | Traces the history of rail transportation, from the 1630 coal-hauling operation in England to twentieth-century commuter lines. Discusses the railroad's role in American history, including uniting the North during the Civil War and galvanizing the first African American-led labor union--the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. For grades 6-9. 2004. |
| Series | Various. Landmark Books |
| Local Subject | Young Adult Non-Fiction - YN |
| Short Book - SH | |
| Young Adult Book - YA | |
| History, United States - HUS | |
| Juvenile Book - JU | |
| History - HST | |
| Juvenile Non-Fiction - JN | |
| Audience Notes | For grades 6-9. |
| LC Subject | Railroads - History - Juvenile literature |
| Railroads - Social aspects - Juvenile literature |
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| Railroads - Social aspects - United States - Juvenile literature |
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| Railroads - United States - History - Juvenile literature |
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| Call Number | j385.097309034 JNF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2004 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2004 (Braille International, Inc., transcribing agency). |
| Original Publication | Transcription of: 1st ed. New York : Random House, 2005, c2004. 0375829229 |