Winner of the 2005 Ottawa Book Award for Non-fiction , the 2005 University of British Columbia Award for Best Canadian Biography, and the Canadian Railroad Historical Association Award for Best Railway Book of the Year. William Van Horne was one of North America’s most accomplished men. Born in Illinois in 1843, he became a prominent railway figure in the United States before coming to Canada in 1881 to become general manager of the fledgling Canadian Pacific Railway. Van Horne pushed through construction of the CPR’s transcontinental line and went on to become company president. He also became one of Canada’s foremost financiers and art collectors, capping his career by opening Cuba’s interior with a railway.
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Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 504 ● ISBN 9781770701632 ● Maison d’édition Dundurn ● Publié 2004 ● Téléchargeable 6 fois ● Devise EUR ● ID 2482359 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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