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The National Dream:the Great Railway, 1871-1881: The Great Railway, 1871-1881

The National Dream:the Great Railway, 1871-1881: The Great Railway, 1871-1881

The National Dream:the Great Railway, 1871-1881: The Great Railway, 1871-1881
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The National Dream:the Great Railway, 1871-1881: The Great Railway, 1871-1881

by Berton, Pierre

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0771013264
ISBN 13
9780771013263
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Toronto, Ontario: McClelland and Stewart, 1971. 439pp/map. including Index. DJ has edgewear, rubbing. Price clipped. "In 1871 a tiny nation, just four years old - its population well below the four million mark - determined that it would build the world's longest and costliest railroad across empty country, much of it unexplored. This decision - bold to the point of recklessness - was to change the lives of every man, woman and child in Canada and alter the future and shape of the nation..." Clean. Later Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Pierre Berton was one of Canada’s most popular and prolific authors. From narrative histories and popular culture, to picture and coffee table books to anthologies, to stories for children to readable, historical works for youth, many of his fifty books are now Canadian classics. Born in 1920 and raised in the Yukon, Pierre Berton worked in Klondike mining camps during his university years. He spent four years in the army, rising from private to captain/instructor at the Royal Military College in Kingston. He spent his early newspaper career in Vancouver, where at 21 he was the youngest city editor on any Canadian daily. He wrote columns for and was editor of Maclean’s magazine, appeared on CBC’s public affairs program “Close-Up” and was a permanent fixture on “Front Page Challenge” for 39 years. He was a columnist and editor for the Toronto Star and was a writer and host of a series of CBC programs. Pierre Berton received over 30 literary awards including the Governor-General’s Award for Creative Non-Fiction (three times), the Stephen Leacock Medal of Humour, and the Gabrielle Leger National Heritage Award. He received two Nellies for his work in broadcasting, two National Newspaper awards, and the National History Society’s first award for “distinguished achievement in popularizing Canadian history.” For his immense contribution to Canadian literature and history, he was awarded more than a dozen honourary degrees, is a member of the Newsman’s Hall of Fame, and is a Companion of the Order of Canada. Pierre Berton passed away in Toronto on November 30, 2004. From the Hardcover edition.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The National Dream:the Great Railway, 1871-1881: The Great Railway, 1871-1881
Author
Berton, Pierre
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition
Very Good+
Edition
Later Printing
ISBN 10
0771013264
ISBN 13
9780771013263
Publisher
McClelland and Stewart
Place of Publication
Toronto, Ontario
Date Published
1971
Keywords
CANADA HISTORY 1867 1914 RAILROADS
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