From the author of McTeague: The classic novel of corporate corruption and violent rebellion in the railroad industry. On May 11, 1880, at a San Joaquin Valley ranch, a shootout between tenant farmers and a sheriff's posse left seven dead. The dispute was over land rights. The law was acting in the service of the Southern Pacific Railroad. This tragedy marked the beginning of the end for the American frontier, and it became the inspiration for Frank...

Skye’s been working on the railroad!
Skye Fargo has never had a kind word for the railroad barons, but they sure do pay well. While playing bodyguard to a surveying team in Wyoming, Skye catches a glimpse of the famous “Orphan Train,” full of street urchins from New York City hoping to find families among the settlers of the west.
 
Then without warning, a gang of desperadoes attacks the train and kidnaps the...

"This photo-illustrated book for early readers describes the many types of train cars pulled by a freight train and what they are built to carry. Includes photo glossary and matching game"--Provided by publisher.

After Father is mysteriously called away, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis enliven their frugal life by visits to the railway station where they find new friends and a timely ally in the Old Gentleman who helps them correct the error that lead to their father's imprisonment

Learn what it was like to travel on the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.