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William C. Van Horne : railway titan / Valerie Knowles.

Title
William C. Van Horne : railway titan / Valerie Knowles.
Author
Knowles, Valerie.
Publication
Toronto ; Tonawanda, NY : Dundurn Press, c2010.

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Description
213 p. : ill., map; 22 cm.
Summary
"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 Railway. 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."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
A Quest biography
Uniform Title
Quest biography.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. The Man Who Built the Trans-Canada Railway -- 2. Early Career -- 3. Realizing a Dream -- 4. New Challenges and Hobbies -- 5. Van Horne Moves to Canada -- 6. Headed for the Top -- 7. Czar of the CPR -- 8. The Family at Home -- 9. The Artist and Collector -- 10. Cuba Beckons -- 11. Chasing the Money -- 12. The Twilight Years.
ISBN
  • 9781554887026
  • 155488702X
LCCN
2010474247
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries