Steel across the plains / Pierre Berton ; illustrations by Paul McCusker.
Steel across the plains / Pierre Berton ; illustrations by Paul McCusker.
By
:
Berton, Pierre, 1920-2004
Publication Date
:
1992
Publication Information
:
Toronto : McClelland & Stewart,
Physical Description
:
93 p. : ill., maps.
Subject Term
:
Railroads -- Prairie Provinces -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
Series
:
ADVENTURES IN CANADIAN HISTORY. CANADA MOVES WEST
ADVENTURES IN CANADIAN HISTORY. CANADA MOVES WEST.
Additional Contributors
:
McCusker, Paul.
Summary
:
Berton tells the story of how the Canadian Pacific Railway built a railway across the Prairies. More than 7,000 men and 2,000 teams of horses drove the railway from Winnipeg to Calgary in record time, linking Canada from Ontario to the Rocky Mountains.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780771014413
General Note
:
Includes index.
"An M&S paperback original".
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| Musgrave Harbour (GMH) Wheeler | Juv NFic | Juvenile Non-Fiction | 385.09 BER | Checked In |
| Port Au Port (WPE) | YA NFic | YA Non-Fiction | 385.09 BER | Checked In |
| Ramea (WMP) M. Penney | YA NFic | YA Non-Fiction | 385.09 BER | Checked In |
| St. George's (WSG) | Juv NFic | Juvenile Non-Fiction | 385.09 BER | Checked In |