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Yearling Books, 1995-01-11

Iron Dragon Never Sleeps

Iron Dragon Never Sleeps

Stephen Krensky, Author

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9780440411369

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Ten-year-old Winnie and her mother spend the summer of 1867 with Winnie's father, a mining engineer for the Central Pacific Railroad. While the Central Pacific weathers a strike by the Chinese immigrant laborers, Winnie's view of the world is forever changed by Lee Cheng, a young tea carrier. Illustrations.
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Keywords and Themes: Historical • JUV016140 • JUV039120 • JUV041050 • Juvenile Fiction • Prejudice & Racism • Railroads & Trains • Social Themes • Transportation • United States - 19th Century

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 96

Subjects • Railroads • Pacific railroads • Frontier and pioneer life • California • Chinese Americans • Strikes and lockouts

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism • Juvenile Fiction | Transportation | Railroads & Trains

In 1867, while staying with her father in a small California mining town, ten-year-old Winnie meets a Chinese boy close to her age and discovers the role of his people in completing the transcontinental railroad.
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