railroad construction workers

Describes the experience of Chinese immigrants to the United States in the nineteenth century, their work on the transcontinental railroad, and also discusses the Chinese Exclusion Act, which barred Chinese workers from entering this country.

Illustrations and simple text introduce young readers to the events surrounding the construction of the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.

Traces the history of American railroading, focusing on the building of the transcontinental railroad and the daily life and hardships of the construction workers.