The Great Railway 1871-1881: The National Dream
by Pierre Berton
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Poor Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper worn at the edges with tape reinforcement to the majority of the verso. A li
- ISBN 10
- 0771013264
- ISBN 13
- 9780771013263
- Seller
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Peasedown St. John, Somerset, United Kingdom
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- BookLovers of Bath (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 191223
- Title
- The Great Railway 1871-1881: The National Dream
- Author
- Pierre Berton
- Illustrator
- Courtney C. J. Bond
- Format/Binding
- Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Poor Dust Wrapper. Dust wrapper worn at the edges with tape reinforcement to the majority of the verso. A li
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0771013264
- ISBN 13
- 9780771013263
- Publisher
- Toronto: McClelland & Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- canadian pacific railway company, railway businesses, railway companies, canadian railways, flemings route, dawson route, walter moberly, st paul pacific railway, contract forty, george mcmullen, lord carnarvon, canadian railroads, canadian state railways
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- Railways;
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