About the Book: History Comics: The Transcontinental Railroad
Turn back the clock with History Comics! In this graphic novel, experience the
great railroad race between Central Pacific and Union Pacific. Wealth and glory
await whichever builds the longest track! In 1863, America is divided not just
by the civil war but by months of travel over thousands of miles. Two railroad
companies, one each from East and 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
economic classes. They accomplish astounding feats of