Winner of the 2005 Ottawa Book Award for Non-fiction , the 2005 University of British Columbia Award for Best Canadian Biography, and the Canadian Railroad Historical Association Award for Best Railway Book of the Year.
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.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-493) and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 385/.092
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 22
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 9781770701632 9781550024883
- LCCN
- HE2808.2.V3
- LCCN Item number
- K57 2004eb
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- CaBNVSL
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- 1 electronic text (501 p.)
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- Canada
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00212043 (OCoLC)696030446 (CaOOCEL)404505
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Table of Contents
- From Telegrapher to Titan 1
- William C. Van Horne 1
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- Table of Contents 8
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- Preface 10
- Acknowledgements 12
- Prologue 14
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- Chapter One 18
- Growing Up in Frontier Illinois 18
- Chapter Two 38
- Early Career 38
- Chapter Three 56
- Rapid Advancement 56
- Chapter Four 84
- New Challenges and Hobbies 84
- Chapter Five 96
- New Horizons 96
- Chapter Six 118
- Toward the Last Spike 118
- Chapter Seven 148
- Cutting Costs 148
- Chapter Eight 176
- The Final Push 176
- Chapter Nine 210
- All That Grant Was to the U.S.A. 210
- Chapter Ten 240
- Van Horne at the Helm 240
- Chapter Eleven 284
- Art for Arts Sake 284
- Chapter Twelve 300
- Family Matters 300
- Chapter Thirteen 326
- Cuba Beckons 326
- Chapter Fourteen 340
- Building the Cuba Railroad 340
- Chapter Fifteen 368
- Chasing the Money 368
- Chapter Sixteen 398
- Dodging the Grim Reaper 398
- Afterword 430
- Bibliography 434
- Notes 444
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- Index 496
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- From Telegrapher to Titan 506
- William C. Van Horne 506