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Railroad!: A Story of the Transcontinental Railroad

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By Darice Bailer
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Railroad!: A Story of the Transcontinental Railroad
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When Lucy sees a replica of the famous photograph celebrating the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad at the National Museum of American History, she is amazed. All those people! And not one person is sticking his tongue out at the camera! Suddenly, Lucys imagination takes her back in time and she is the photographer, A.J. Russell, about to capture the historic moment on film. Will she be able to take a picture to last the ages?

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1639 words1,639 words
48 pages48 pages
Lexile 680LLexile 680L
Grade 3 to 6Grade 3 to 6
Published 2003Published 2003

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9781592490172

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