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Bezig met laden... The Last Spike: The Great Railway, 1881-1885 (origineel 1971; editie 2001)door Pierre Berton (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The meat of the story where Canada's first national railway is concerned, detailing its construction following all the politics of "The National Dream". This volume is much more engaging: seeking paths through mountain ranges, traversing the muskeg of northern Ontario, and the incredible pace at which tracks were laid across the prairies. Politics remain an important factor however, as the project, its budget and public opinion are all closely monitored. This book landed several Alberta and British Columbia locations on my map of "places to visit someday". ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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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 saga are the men who made it all possible -- a host of astonishing characters: Van Horne, the powerhouse behind the vision of a transcontinental railroad; Rogers, the eccentric surveyor; Onderdonk, the cool New Yorker; Stephen, the most emotional of businessmen; Father Lacombe, the black-robed voyageur; Sam Steele, of the North West Mounted Police; Gabriel Dumont, the Prince of the Prairies; more than 7,000 Chinese workers, toiling and dying in the canyons of the Fraser Valley; and many more -- land sharks, construction geniuses, politicians, and entrepreneurs -- all of whom played a role in the founding of the new Canada west of Ontario. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)385.0971Social sciences Commerce, Communications, Transportation Trains and Railroads Subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography North America CanadaLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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