History Comics

The Transcontinental Railroad: Crossing the Divide

Andy Hirsch

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English

First Second
25 April 2023

Series: History Comics

The year is 1863, and America is divided not just by the civil war but by months of travel over thousands of miles. Two railroad companies, one from the East and one from the West, are given the task of connecting the nation by rail. Building this railroad will be a monumental undertaking, difficult and dangerous. The work falls to immigrant laborers from the lowest social and economic classes. They accomplish astounding feats of engineering while waiting for an answer: Will those who connect the country be accepted into it?

By: Andy Hirsch
Imprint: First Second
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 260g
ISBN: 9781250794772
ISBN 10: 1250794773
Series: History Comics
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 25 April 2023
Recommended Age: From 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andy Hirsch is a cartoonist living in Dallas, Texas. He is the author and illustrator of several entries in First Second's Science Comics and History Comics series, including Science Comics: Dogs, Science Comics: Trees, Science Comics: Cats, Science Comics: Rocks and Minerals, and History Comics: The American Bison.

Reviews for History Comics: The Transcontinental Railroad: Crossing the Divide

"A Junior Library Guild selection ""Exhilarated readers will come away with clear enough pictures of the project's costs and benefits to decide whether the one was worth the other. Suspenseful, grand of scope, and related with cinematic brio."" --Kirkus Reviews"