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William C. Van Horne : Railway Titan by Valerie Knowles (2010, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDundurn Press
ISBN-10155488702X
ISBN-139781554887026
eBay Product ID (ePID)8038426518
Product Key Features
Book TitleWilliam C. Van Horne : Railway Titan
Number of Pages216 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicRailroads / History, Historical, Business
Publication Year2010
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorValerie Knowles
Book SeriesQuest Biography Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight10.6 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.4 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsValerie Knowles' competent survey of the life and times of William Van Horne is the latest volume in the highly accessible Quest series of biographies of significant Canadians., Valerie Knowles competent survey of the life and times of William Van Horne is the latest volume in the highly accessible Quest series of biographies of significant Canadians. -- Canadas History, online, Dec 2010, "Valerie Knowles' competent survey of the life and times of William Van Horne is the latest volume in the highly accessible Quest series of biographies of significant Canadians." - Canada's History , online book review, December 2010, Valerie Knowles competent survey of the life and times of William Van Horne is the latest volume in the highly accessible Quest series of biographies of significant Canadians., "Knowles develops a rounded view of her subject." - Canadian Materials magazine, four-star review, Sept 2010
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number26
Dewey Decimal385.092
SynopsisBorn in Illinois in 1843, William C. Van Horne was lured to Canada in 1881 to become the general manager of the fledgling Canadian Pacific Railway. He went on to become the company president. He was a man of prodigious energy and many talents who revolutionized Canada's railway service., William C. Van Horne was one of North America's most accomplished men. Born in Illinois in 1843, Van Horne started working in the railway business at a young age. In 1881 he was lured north to Canada to become general manager of the fledgling Canadian Pacific Ralway. The railroading general pushed through construction of the CPR's transcontinental line and then went on to become the company's president. During his time with the CPR, Van Horne developed a telegraph service, launched the Empress line of Pacific steamships in 1891, and founded CP Hotels. He capped his career by opening up Cuba's interior with a railway. A man of prodigious energy and many talents, he also became Canada's foremost art collector and one of the country's leading financiers. For all of his amazing accomplishments, Van Horne was knighted in 1894. When he died church bells throughout the length and breadth of Cuba tolled to mark his passing, and when his funeral train made its way across Canada, all traffic on the CPR system was suspended for five minutes.
LC Classification NumberHE2808.2.V3
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