Ten Mile Day: And the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad by Mary Ann Fraser Parents is in the small details

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Ten Mile Day: And the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad by Mary Ann Fraser Parents is in the small detailsOn May 10, 1869, the final spike in North America's first transcontinental railroad was driven home at Promontory Summit, Utah. Illustrated with the author's carefully researched, evocative paintings, here is a great adventure story in the history of the American West the day Charles Crocker staked $10,000 on the crews' ability to lay a world record ten miles of track in a single, Ten Mile Day. "In her well researched text, Fraser incorporates