Great Railways of the Canadian West
Auteur : Graeme Pole
Date de publication : 2006
Éditeur : Altitude Publishing Canada Limited
Nombre de pages : 144
Résumé du livre
The construction of the first three great railways of the Canadian West - the Canadian Pacific, the Grand Trunk Pacific, and the Canadian Northern - rank among the greatest political and financial gambles in this country's history. The enterprises helped to stitch the country together physically, while threatening to tear it apart politically.