The Railroad Comes to America (1820-1830)

by Karen Bush Gibson

Through the years, railroads have had a profound effect on American life and culture. Find ot how the locomotive was developed, how the train became big industry, how it helped America expand westward, what part the railroad played in the Civil War, and how electric trains and trolleys developed from the railroad. For readers ages 10-14 years old..

48 pages, Library Binding

First published August 15, 2012

About the author

Karen Bush Gibson (also known as K.B. Gibson and Karen Gibson) has been writing, well, forever. She has written a little bit of everything, but got her start writing articles and features for magazines. Karen began writing children's nonfiction in 2001 with Capstone and loves bringing nonfiction to life for kids. Since then, she has worked with several publishers, including Chicago Review Press and Nomad Press. Karen has more than 30 books published (stopped counting at 30) and stays so busy that she's having trouble returning to her other love, mystery writing. "A Class on Murder" was released in 2012.