Canadian railroad trilogy / Gordon Lightfoot ; art by Ian Wallace.
TITLE:
Canadian railroad trilogy / Gordon Lightfoot ; art by Ian Wallace.
Publication Date:
2010
Publication Information:
Toronto : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press,
Physical Description:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., music.
Additional Contributors:
Summary:
This book brings Gordon Lightfoot’s heart-stirring song to readers young and old. Commissioned by the CBC in 1967 to mark Canada’s centennial year it eloquently describes the construction of the transcontinental railway, “an iron road runnin’ from the sea to the sea”, a great feat of nation building that changed Canada forever.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780888999535
General Note:
Includes music and lyrics, a brief history of the railroad and notes on the illustrations.
