The Last Spike is a 1971 Canadian non-fiction book by Pierre Berton describing the construction and completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway between 1881 and 1885.[1] It is a sequel to Berton's 1970 book The National Dream. Both books formed the basis for the TV miniseries The National Dream.
| Author | Pierre Berton |
|---|---|
| Subject | Canadian Pacific Railway |
Publication date | 1971 |
| ISBN | 0-7710-1327-2 |
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The book won the 1971 Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction.
Editions
edit- 1971 (McClelland and Stewart): ISBN 0-7710-1327-2
- 1974, combined with The National Dream (McClelland and Stewart): ISBN 0-7710-1332-9
- 2001 (Anchor Canada): ISBN 0-385-65841-9
Further reading
edit- The Last Spike. (Book Review)(Brief Review). Maclean's, Jan 1, 2000, Vol.112, p. 242.
References
edit- ^ Gray, Charlotte. "Untoward, the Last Spike". Literary Review of Canada. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
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