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Nardo, Don

The Golden Spike: How a Photograph Celebrated the Transcontinental Railroad

64 pp. | Capstone/Compass Point | January, 2015 | Library ISBN 978-0-7565-4991-6 $33.99 | Paper ISBN 978-0-7565-4997-8 $8.95 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-7565-4999-2
(3) 4-6 Captured History series. Andrew J. Russell's job was to "document one of the largest construction projects ever attempted in the United States": the building of a transcontinental railroad. In 1869, he took "The Champagne Photo," famously recording eastern and western track-layers meeting in the middle of the country. In a spacious design, the well-written narrative is illustrated with numerous archival photographs. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Sian Gaetano

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