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THE NATIONAL DREAM : The Last Spike (Abridged By Author)

THE NATIONAL DREAM : The Last Spike (Abridged By Author)

THE NATIONAL DREAM : The Last Spike (Abridged By Author)
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THE NATIONAL DREAM : The Last Spike (Abridged By Author)

by Berton, Pierre

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ISBN 10
0771013329
ISBN 13
9780771013324
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Toronto, Canada: McClelland and Stewart, 1974. First Edition, First Thus . Soft cover. Very Good/None as Issued. Michaek Reichman (Photographer). Two volumes in one. Text/New, showing faint margin discoloration. Soft cover/VG w/light edge wear & faint creasings to spine & corners. PO stamp to fEP. Abridged edition of The National Dream and its sequel, The Lake Spike. Chronicle of the building of the Candian Pacific Railroad, presented as an 8-hour television series by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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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 Last Spike (Abridged By Author)
Author
Berton, Pierre
Illustrator
Michaek Reichman (Photographer)
Format/Binding
Soft cover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
None as Issued
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition, First Thus
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0771013329
ISBN 13
9780771013324
Publisher
McClelland and Stewart
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
Date Published
1974
Keywords
History/Canadian Pacific Railroad/CBC Television Series.

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