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November 7, 1885, marked the completion of one of the longest, most expensive, most challenging engineering feats in the world --- the Canadian Pacific Railway. A ribbon of steel now united Canada from east to west. It took 30 000 workers less than five years to cross the wild land.<BR<BRThis title in the Kids Book of series is the story of Canada''s first transcontinental railway and the thousands of people who made the dream of a united Canada a reality. This is also a look at the freight trains, school trains, troop trains and passenger trains that helped shape a country, the people who worked and rode on them and what our railway system looks like today.
Title:The Kids Book Of Canada's Railway: and How the CPR Was Built
Format:Paperback
Product dimensions:48 pages, 12 X 9 X 0.25 in
Shipping dimensions:48 pages, 12 X 9 X 0.25 in
Published:August 1, 2008
Publisher:Kids Can Press
Language:English
Appropriate for ages:8
ISBN - 13:9781554532568