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End of the Line: The 1857 Train Wreck at the Desjardins Canal Bridge
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End of the Line: The 1857 Train Wreck at the Desjardins Canal Bridge Paperback - 2013

by Don McIver

In 1857, the Desjardins Canal bridge collapsed and 60 lives were lost. The story of how the Great Western Railway was conceived, where it was located, and how it was constructed is replete with high irony covering politics, skullduggery, and bold entrepreneurship.


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  • Title End of the Line: The 1857 Train Wreck at the Desjardins Canal Bridge
  • Author Don McIver
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 216
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Natural Heritage Books, Toronto
  • Date 2013
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781459702226 / 1459702220
  • Weight 0.76 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.99 x 6.12 x 0.49 in (22.83 x 15.54 x 1.24 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
  • Dewey Decimal Code 363.122

About the author

Don McIver was chief economist with a major Canadian financial institution while living in Burlington, Ontario. His research frequently took him to the train-wreck site and various locations significant to the drama in End of the Line. McIver has held senior postings at the Conference Board of Canada, the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, and the Canadian Bankers Association. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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