From Telegrapher to Titan: The Life of William C. Van HorneWilliam 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. |
Contents
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Rapid Advancement | 55 |
New Challenges and Hobbies | 83 |
Toward the Last Spike | 117 |
Cutting Costs | 147 |
The Final Push | 175 |
All That Grant Was to the U S A | 209 |
Family Matters | 299 |
Cuba Beckons | 325 |
Building the Cuba Railroad | 339 |
Chasing the Money | 367 |
Dodging the Grim Reaper | 397 |
Afterword | 429 |
Notes | 443 |
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From Telegrapher to Titan: The Life of William C. Van Horne Valerie Knowles No preview available - 2004 |
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