Across America on an Emigrant Train
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| Author | Jim Murphy |
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| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Children's non-fiction, US history, |
| Published | 1993 (Clarion Books) |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 150 |
| ISBN | 9780395633908 |
| OCLC | 27066884 |
Across America on an Emigrant Train is a 1993 children's history book by Jim Murphy. It is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's 1879 journey from New York City to California.
Reception[edit]
Booklist, in a review of Across America, wrote "Murphy's style is plain" and concluded "The experience of ordinary people revitalizes the myths of the West." School Library Journal wrote "Murphy has drawn from the writer's (Stevenson) journal to provide a fresh, primary-source account of transcontinental train travel at that time." and "has woven meticulously researched, absorbing accounts of the building of the railroad and its effect on the territory it crossed .. it is a readable and valuable contribution to literature concerning expansion into the American West"[1] Kirkus Reviews called it "A fascinating, imaginatively structured account that brings the experience vividly to life in all its detail: history at its best."[2]
The Cooperative Children's Book Center found it a "fascinating documentary of westward expansion".[3] and Horn Book Guide a "vivid account" and an "inviting volume".[4]
Awards and nominations[edit]
- 1994 Jefferson Cup Award - winner[5]
- 1994 Orbis Pictus Award - winner[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Across America on an emigrant train". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ "Across America on an Emigrant Train". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. November 15, 1993. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ "Across America on an Emigrant Train". ccbc.education.wisc.edu. University of Wisconsin–Madison. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ "Reviews". Horn Book Guide. Media Source. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ "Jefferson Cup Award Winners before 2010". vla.org. Virginia Library Association. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ^ "Outstanding Nonfiction for Children 1990-2000 Past Winners" (PDF). ncte.org. National Council of Teachers of English. Retrieved November 24, 2016.