On May 10, 1869, the final spike in North America's first transcontinental railroad was driven home at Promontory Summit, Utah. Illustrated with the author's carefully researched, evocative paintings, here is a great adventure story in the history of the American West--the day Charles Crocker staked $10,000 on the crews' ability to lay a world record ten miles of track in a single, Ten Mile Day.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Mary Ann Fraser<br><b>Publisher:</b> Square Fish<br><b>Published:</b> 03/15/1996<br><b>Pages:</b> 40<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.34lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 10.14h x 3.73w x 0.13d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780805047035<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 9-12<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 6.1<br><b>Point Value:</b> 0.5<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Middle Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>9521 / Ten Mile Day and the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad<br><br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Mary Ann Fraser </b>has illustrated more than forty books for children, and is the author-illustrator of a growing list of popular middle-grade books that focus on U.S. history. Her <i>In Search of the Grand Canyon</i> was voted a Best Book of the Year by <i>School Library Journal</i> and <i>Ten Mile Day</i> was an <i>American Bookseller</i> Pick, of the Lists. A graduate of Exter College of Art Design, she lives with her husband and three children in Simi Valley, California.</p>