The National Dream: The Great Railway, 1871-1881 by Pierre Berton

The National Dream: The Great Railway, 1871-1881

Pierre Berton

456 pages first pub 1970 (editions)

nonfiction history informative inspiring slow-paced
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In 1871, a tiny nation, just four years old -- it's population well below the 4 million mark -- determined that it would build the world's longest railroad across empty country, much of it unexplored. This decision -- bold to the point of reckless...

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