Across America on an emigrant train /

Murphy, Jim, 1947-

Across America on an emigrant train / by Jim Murphy. - New York : Clarion Books, [1993] �1993. - 150 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

"Illustrated with photographs and prints.".

Includes bibliographical references (page [139]-144) and index.

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Combines an account of Robert Louis Stevenson's experiences as he traveled from New York to California by train in 1879 and a description of the building and operation of railroads in nineteenth-century America. Includes archival photographs.

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Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 --Travel--United States--Juvenile literature.
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 --Travel.
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894 --Travel.


Railroad travel--History--United States--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Authors, Scottish--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Railroad travel--History.
Authors, Scottish.
Railroads--History.--United States
Scottish authors--Biography.
Railroad travel--History--United States--19th century.
Authors, Scottish--Biography.--19th century


United States--Description and travel--Juvenile literature.
United States--Description and travel.
United States--Description and travel.
United States--Description and travel.

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