The Last Spike: The Great Railway, 1881-1885

by Pierre Berton

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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...Read more
  • ISBN10 0385658419
  • ISBN13 9780385658416
  • Publish Date 14 August 2001
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country IN
  • Imprint Random House USA Inc