Synopses & Reviews
An account of Robert Louis Stevenson's twelve day journey from New York to California in 1879, interwoven with a history of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the settling of the West.
Review
"The 19th centuryand#8217;s transcontinental railroads, explored via a delightfully effective narrative device: tracing the 1879 journey of Robert Louis Stevenson, who, at 29, was making an as-swift-as-possible journey from Edinburgh to Monterey, California. . . . A fascinating, imaginatively structured account that brings the experience vividly to life in all its detail: history at its best. Generously illustrated with period photos and prints; endpaper map; extensive bibliography, mostly of sources; index."
Kirkus Reviews with Pointers
"A readable and valuable contribution to literature concerning expansion into the American West." School Library Journal, Starred
Review
"The 19th century's transcontinental railroads, explored via a
delightfully effective narrative device: tracing the 1879 journey of
Robert Louis Stevenson, who, at 29, was making an as-swift-as-possible
journey from Edinburgh to Monterey, California. . . . A fascinating,
imaginatively structured account that brings the experience vividly to
life in all its detail: history at its best. Generously illustrated
with period photos and prints; endpaper map; extensive bibliography,
mostly of sources; index."
Review
"A readable and valuable contribution to literature concerning expansion into the American West." School Library Journal, Starred
Synopsis
An account of Robert Louis Stevenson's twelve day journey from New York to California in 1879, interwoven with a history of the building of the transcontinental railroad and the settling of the West.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p.[139]-144) and index.
About the Author
Jim Murphy is the author of An American Plague, which received the Sibert Medal and a Newbery Honor and was selected as a National Book Award finalist. His Clarion titles include The Boysand#39; War and other award-winning nonfiction.