The Last Spike: The Great Railway, 1881-1885
by Berton, Pierre
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0771013272
- ISBN 13
- 9780771013270
- Seller
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Gastonia, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Pierre Berton, Canada's most widely read historian, was born in the Yukon and educated at UBC. Author of forty-seven books, he has received three Governor General's awards for nonfiction, two Nellies for broadcasting, two National Newspaper awards, the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour, and the National History Society's first award for "distinguished achievement in popularizing Canadian history." He holds eleven honorary degrees, is a member of the Newsman's Hall of Fame, and is a Companion of the Order of Canada.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Persephone's Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 030587
- Title
- The Last Spike: The Great Railway, 1881-1885
- Author
- Berton, Pierre
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0771013272
- ISBN 13
- 9780771013270
- Publisher
- McClelland and Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1973
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Canada - History
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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