William Cornelius Van Horne and the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
By Omer Lavallée (Fifth House, 2007, 229 x 305 mm), Van Horne's Road is a pictorial history of the railroad that forged a nation — for armchair railroaders, historians and anyone fascinated by Canadian history. Widely hailed as one of the most important histories of the construction and first years of the Canadian Pacific transcontinental, this edition has been reformatted and redesigned for a new generation of readers. It contains more than 450 photographs, illustrations and historic documents, supplemented by 40 maps and diagrams designed by the author, for a coast-to-coast recreation of one of the most important undertakings in the nation's history. In English.
Features
- Illustrated history of the Canadian Pacific's construction
- Author: Omer Lavallée · publisher Fifth House · revised edition
- More than 450 photos, illustrations and historic documents
- 40 maps and diagrams by the author
- Hardcover, 229 x 305 mm
- In English
William Cornelius Van Horne and the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
By Omer Lavallée (Fifth House, 2007, 229 x 305 mm), Van Horne's Road is a pictorial history of the railroad that forged a nation — for armchair railroaders, historians and anyone fascinated by Canadian history. Widely hailed as one of the most important histories of the construction and first years of the Canadian Pacific transcontinental, this edition has been reformatted and redesigned for a new generation of readers. It contains more than 450 photographs, illustrations and historic documents, supplemented by 40 maps and diagrams designed by the author, for a coast-to-coast recreation of one of the most important undertakings in the nation's history. In English.
Features
- Illustrated history of the Canadian Pacific's construction
- Author: Omer Lavallée · publisher Fifth House · revised edition
- More than 450 photos, illustrations and historic documents
- 40 maps and diagrams by the author
- Hardcover, 229 x 305 mm
- In English