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Pierre Berton

The Last Spike

The Great Railway, 1881-1885

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In the four years between 1881 and 1885, Canada was forged into one nation by the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Last Spike reconstructs the incredible story of how some 2,000 miles of steel crossed the continent in just five years — exactly half the time stipulated in the contract. Pierre Berton recreates the adventures that were part of this vast undertaking: the railway on the brink of bankruptcy, with one hour between it and ruin; the extraordinary land boom of Winnipeg in 1881-1882; and the epic tale of how William Van Horne rushed 3,000 soldiers over a half-finished railway to quell the Riel Rebellion.Dominating the whole… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-385-67354-9
  • EAN: 9780385673549
  • Produktnummer: 15728798
  • Verlag: Doubleday Canada
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
  • Seitenangabe: 496 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 2'271 KB

Über den Autor


Pierre Berton, Canada's most widely read historian, was born in the Yukon and educated at UBC. Author of forty-seven books, he has received three Governor General's awards for nonfiction, two Nellies for broadcasting, two National Newspaper awards, the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, and the National History Society's first award for distinguished achievement in popularizing Canadian history. He holds eleven honorary degrees, is a member of the Newsman's Hall of Fame, and is a Companion of the Order of Canada.

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