Bibliograph

Hear that lonesome whistle blow, railroads in the West, by Dee Brown

Type

Label

Hear that lonesome whistle blow, railroads in the West, by Dee Brown

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-303) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hear that lonesome whistle blow

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

2346153

Responsibility statement

by Dee Brown

Sub title

railroads in the West

Summary

Includes information on Arapaho Indians, the Central Pacific Railroad of California, Cheyenne Indians, the Northern Pacific Railroad, Pawnee Indians, Plains Indians, immigrants, settlers, Sioux Indians, Robert Louis Stevenson, the Union Pacific Railraod, Abraham Lincoln, etc

Table Of Contents

The iron horse comes to the waters of the mighty Mississippi -- With the wings of the wind -- War slows the march to the western sea -- Drill, ye tarriers, drill, while the owners take the plunder -- The era of the cowboy is born -- The great race -- First travelers on the transcontinental -- Railroaders west -- Exit the land grabbers, enter the stock manipulators -- Sitting Bull and the northern route -- Elegance on the western rails -- The immigrant -- Trampling the frontier -- The iron horse assumes a devil image

Target audience

juvenile

Classification