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The Transcontinental Railroad

Informational (nonfiction), 2,016 words, Level X (Grade 5)
Before the Transcontinental Railroad, travel across the American West was treacherous at best. And building the railroad was itself a dangerous task filled with battles, injury, and even death. This book recounts the difficulties in building the railroad and the amazing changes that the trains brought to the West.