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The Last Spike
The Last Spike
Author: Pierre Berton
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 adventu...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780140117639
ISBN-10: 0140117636
Publication Date: 12/5/1989
Pages: 592
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Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
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great historical reading!


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