| Canada: the Empire of the North: Large Print Contributor(s): Laut, Agnes C. (Author) |
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ISBN: ISBN-13: 9798575790174 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2021 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Canadian - History | Canada - General |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (1.89 lbs) 370 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Book Excerpt: .... He comes out of the wilds to take a higher position as land commissioner. Presently he is backing railroad ventures of tremendous cost and tremendous risk. Within thirty years from the time he came out of the wilds penniless, that man possesses a fortune equal to the national income of European kingdoms. The man's name is Lord Strathcona.Or a hard-working coal miner emigrates to Canada. The man has brains as well as hands. Other coal miners emigrate at the same time, but this man is as keen as a razor in foresight and care. From coal miner he becomes coal manager, from manager {xi} operator, from operator owner, and dies worth a fortune that the barons of the Middle Ages would have drenched their countries in blood to win. The man's name is James Dunsmuir.... |