Title:
From the Atlantic to the Pacific : Canadian expansion 1867 - 1909 / by Sheila Nelson.
By:
Publication Date:
2006
Publication Information:
Philadelphia, Penn. : Mason Crest Publishers,
Physical Description:
87 p. : col. ill.
Series:
Summary:
Tells the story of how Canada grew into the West. Here, you will read about Louis Riel and the MÔetis, struggling to have their rights represented by the Canadian government. You will learn about the Canadian Pacific Railway and the scandals and setbacks associated with it. You will read about the Klondike Gold Rush, the last great gold rush on the continent and about immigrants traveling from across Europe to live in the “Last, Best West.” In these last decades of the nineteenth century, Canada developed swiftly into a large and modern country.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781422200056
9781422200001
