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| name = Kit's Railway Adventure<br />
| image = KitRailway.jpg<br />
| imagewidth = 300px<br />
| caption = The cover of ''Kit's Railway Adventure.''<br />
| published = 2003<br />
| author = [[Harriet Brown]]<br />
| illustrator = [[Walter Rane]]<br>[[George Sebok]] <br />
| isbn = 1584855754<br />
| setting = July 28<ref>Kit's punched railway ticket.</ref> - August 5, 1934<ref>Kit listens to the [https://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/historyculture/fdr-radio-address.htm FDR Radio Address at Two Medicine] the day before she boards to return home.</ref><br />
| related = [[List of Kit's Books#Central Series|Kit's Central Series]]<br />
| related2 = After the events of ''[[Changes for Kit]]''<br />
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'''''Kit's Railway Adventure''''' is a [[Travel Scrapbooks|Travel Scrapbook]] that is part of [[List of Kit's Books|Kit's books]]. <br />
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==Series Characters==<br />
* [[Kit Kittredge]]<br />
* [[Millie Morrison]]<br />
* [[Charles Kittredge]]<br />
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==Scrapbook Summary==<br />
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[[Ruthie Smithens|Ruthie]] has gifted Kit the scrapbook with a poem in the front to document her railway journey; [[Stirling Howard|Stirling]] has also given her a Professor Phibb's Fact Finder lens that will help her read a secret message on the trip that he says will "find her" and to write the letters down in order. (The clues are slipped to her by Aunt Millie.)<br />
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Kit has won a nationwide children's essay contest sponsored by the [[Wikipedia:American Railway Association|American Railway Association]]<ref>This became part of the [[Wikipedia:Association of American Railroads|Association of American Railroads]] in October 1934.</ref> on the best part of the [[Wikipedia:New Deal|New Deal]]. Kit's essay about the [[Wikipedia:Civilian Conservation Corps|Civilian Conservation Corps]] was chosen out of thousands of essays for first prize: an all-expenses paid trip for two to anywhere in the country and a two-day visit to the [[Wikipedia:Century_of_Progress|1934 World's Fair]] in Chicago. Kit has chosen to visit her brother Charlie who is working in [[Wikipedia:Glacier National Park (U.S.)|Glacier National Park]] in Montana. She has chosen to take her Aunt Millie with her and feels proud that she can pay her back a little for her part in [[Really Truly Ruthie|rescuing her house with her savings]]. Everyone comes to see them off--Kit's parents, Ruthie, Stirling, and Stirling's mother--and Stirling shows Kit the mural inside of the lobby of the Cincinnati Union Terminal station painted by [[Wikipedia:Winold Reiss|Winold Reiss]]. Kit is startled by the loudness of the train whistle which blows at exactly 9:05 a.m., and waves as the train pulls off. She wants to bring back souvenirs for everyone--but since they'll have to be free, she's decided to make it like a treasure hunt. <br />
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==Souvenirs Inside==<br />
Several items are reproductions of authentic items.<br />
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* Professor Phibb's Fact Finder: cardboard viewer with red plastic lens (in yellow labeled pocket)<br />
* Paper of Kit's winning essay (in mail envelope pocket)<br />
* Map of Chicago and cardboard bookmark/letter opener (in brochure pocket)<br />
* Green cardstock train whistle (in orange whistle code pocket)<br />
* Non-removable recreational map of Glacier National Park<br />
* Red paper lantern (in clear pocket)<br />
* Cardstock "beaded" rosette on yellow ribbon (in orange envelope pocket with ''ahksi-tak mapi'' (Thank you, friend) and sun symbol)<br />
* Cardstock reproduction of FDR "World Famous Initials" [http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/images/item.htm?id=http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/lilly/slocum/LL-SLO-015440 Political Puzzle]] in Roosevelt envelope with signature of [[Wikipedia:Franklin_D._Roosevelt|FDR]]. <br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:KitRailopen.JPG|The open scrapbook, displaying the Chicago World Fair. <br />
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==Trivia==<br />
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* Kit is pictured in her [[Birthday Dress and Headband]] on the cover. While this is fitting to her family's finances, this meant that--unlike Samantha and Molly, who were relatively more prosperous--she did not receive a new outfit or any accessories to accompany her travel scrapbook. <br />
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==See Also==<br />
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* [[Samantha's Ocean Liner Adventure]]<br />
* [[Molly's Route 66 Adventure]]<br />
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==References and Footnotes==<br />
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{{refs}}<br />
[[Category:Kit Kittredge]]<br />
[[Category:Kit's Collection]]<br />
[[Category:Books]]<br />
[[Category:Historical Books]]<br />
[[Category:Scrapbooks]]<br />
[[Category:Items Released in 2002]]<br />
[[Category:Retired Books]]<br />
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