The Last Spike: The Great Railway 1881-1885 by Pierre Berton, Pierre Berton
The Last Spike: The Great Railway 1881-1885

Pierre Berton, Pierre Berton

The Last Spike: The Great Railway 1881-1885

Pierre Berton, Pierre Berton

478 pages first pub 1971 (editions)

nonfiction history informative inspiring slow-paced
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Dominating the whole saga are the men who made it all possible -- a host of astonishing characters: Van Horne, the powerhouse behind the vision of a transcontinental railroad; Rogers, the eccentric surveyor; Onderdonk, the cool New Yorker; Stephen...

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