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Eagle Talons’ Country
The action in Eagle Talons, The Iron Horse Chronicles–Book One, takes place predominately in southeastern Wyoming (when it was still part of the Dakota Territory) and northeastern Colorado. Will Braddock starts his quest from his birthplace in Burlington, Iowa. He passes through Omaha, Nebraska, in … Continue reading
Posted in Eagle Talons - Book One, Geography, Iron Horse Chronicles' Characters, The Iron Horse Chronicles, Transcontinental Railroad, Union Pacific
Tagged Adventure Fiction, Eagle Talons, Fictional Character, First Transcontinental Railroad, Five Star Publishing, Frontier Fiction, Grenville M. Dodge, Historical Fiction, Historical Personage, Pioneer Life, SCBWI, Teen Fiction, The Iron Horse Chronicles, Will Braddock, Young Adult Fiction, Young Readers
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Golden Spike Reenactment
On May 10, 2014, the Golden Spike National Historic Site held a reenactment of the joining of the Union Pacific Railroad with the Central Pacific Railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah. The reenactment was held on the 145th anniversary of the driving of … Continue reading
Posted in Central Pacific, Eagle Talons - Book One, Geography, Golden Spike - Book Three, Iron Horse Chronicles' Characters, Museums and Parks, The Iron Horse Chronicles, Transcontinental Railroad, Union Pacific
Tagged Adventure Fiction, Fictional Character, First Transcontinental Railroad, Frontier Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Parks, Locomotives, Museums, Pioneer Life, Teen Fiction, Trains, Transcontinental Railroad Locomotives, Western Fiction, Westward Expansion (1866-1869), Young Adult Fiction, Young Readers
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