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Gr 4-6-"The year is 1870, just a few months after laborers complete the transcontinental railroad....New routes require more equipment, and factories are turning out a locomotive every two days." Weitzman offers finely crafted black-and-white drawings in pen and ink and pencil to illustrate the two busy days factory workers spend manufacturing a "wood-burning 4-4-0, an eight-wheeler made for rapid passenger service." The handsome picture book begins wit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More