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From Telegrapher to Titan

From Telegrapher to Titan

The Life of William C. Van Horne

by Valerie Knowles
Hardback
Publication Date: 15/04/2004

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William Van Horne was one of North America's most accomplished men. Born in Illinois in 1843, he became a prominent railway figure in the United States before coming to Canada in 1881 to become general manager of the fledgling Canadian Pacific Railway. Van Horne pushed through construction of the CPR's transcontinental line and went on to become company president. He also became one of Canada's foremost financiers and art collectors, capping his career by opening Cuba's interior with a railway.
ISBN:
9781550024883
9781550024883
Category:
Trains & railways: general interest
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
15-04-2004
Language:
English
Publisher:
Dundurn Group Ltd
Country of origin:
Canada
Pages:
504
Dimensions (mm):
229x152x25mm
Weight:
0.93kg

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