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Across America on an Emigrant Train
Contributor(s): Murphy, Jim (Author)
ISBN: 0395764831     ISBN-13: 9780395764831
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE:   $9.86  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2003
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Annotation: An 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.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - Railroads & Trains
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary
Dewey: B
LCCN: 92038650
Lexile Measure: 1180
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.4" W x 9" (1.05 lbs) 150 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 8452
Reading Level: 7.8   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 3.0
 
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Contributor Bio(s): Murphy, Jim: - Jim Murphy's nonfiction books have received numerous awards, among them two Newbery Honors, the Sibert Medal, three Orbis Pictus awards, the Margaret A. Edwards award, the James Madison Book Award, and a National Book Award nomination. Born and raised in New Jersey, Jim lives in Maplewood, NJ, with his family.
jimmurphybooks.com.