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The Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West (Dear America)
The Great Railroad Race The Diary of Libby West - Dear America
Author: Kristiana Gregory
For Grades 4-6: — In 1868, 14-year-old Libby West and her family leave Denver for Cheyenne. Her father and his young friend Pete are working as "stringers," eyewitness reporters covering the race to complete a transcontinental railroad. In her diary, Libby records her observations and her family's adventures as they follow the Union Pacific build...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780590109918
ISBN-10: 059010991X
Publication Date: 4/1/1999
Pages: 208
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Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Book Type: Hardcover
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Libby is following the transcontiental railroad across the country! As her father follow the story for the newspaper, read about Libby's hopes, dreams, and fear as she watches the Great Railroad Race.
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Enjoyed by both my daughter and myself. Fun read about the "olden days" from a childs point of view.


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