The real history of the transcontinental railroad / Ngeri Nnachi.
Title:
The real history of the transcontinental railroad / Ngeri Nnachi.
ISBN:
9781728483030
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Publication Information:
Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, [2023]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color).
General Note:
"Read woke books."
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Pushing the door open -- A race to connect the country -- Ten miles in one day -- Strike! -- Lasting legacies.
Summary:
Briefly explores the history and consequences of the building of the Transcontinental Railroad in the United States from an intentionally "woke" political perspective. Argues that the Transcontinental Railroad may have physically connected the continent, but racially it created pain and division, especially in disrupting Native American trade and hunting grounds and put Chinese workers in terrible working conditions. Includes a glossary.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR-ATOS MG 5.9 0.5 520368.
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Electronic Access:
Mackin Educational Resources Click here to open
Interest grade level:
5-7.
Reading level:
5.9.
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