| Van Horne's Road: The Building of the Canadian Pacific Railway Contributor(s): Lavallee, Omer (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1897252366 ISBN-13: 9781897252369 Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2007 Annotation: "William Cornelius Van Horne and the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway." For armchair railroaders, historians, students - anyone fascinated by Canadian history - Van Horne_s Road is a pictorial history of the railroad that forged a nation. Widely hailed as one of the most informative and important histories of the construction and first years of operation of the Canadian Pacific transcontinental railway, this vibrant new edition of "Van Horne's Road" has been reformatted and redesigned for a new generation of readers and as a permanent tribute to the people responsible for the building of what has been called Canada_s "National Highway," Containing more than 450 photographs, illustrations, and historic documents - supplemented by 40 maps and diagrams designed by the author - the book presents a coast-to-coast recreation of what indisputably stands as one of the most important and historic undertakings in the history of this nation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Railroads - History |
| Dewey: 385.065 |
| Series: Railfare Books (Fifth House) |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 8.8" W x 11.98" (3.58 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: William Cornelius Van Horne and the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. For armchair railroaders, historians, students - anyone fascinated by Canadian history - Van Horne's Road is a pictorial history of the railroad that forged a nation. Widely hailed as one of the most informative and important histories of the construction and first years of operation of the Canadian Pacific Transcontinental Railway, this vibrant new edition of Van Horne's Road has been reformatted and redesigned for a new generation of readers as a permanent tribute to the people responsible for the building of what has been called Canada's National Highway. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lavallee, Omer: - Omer Lavallee |