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End of the Line The 1857 Train Wreck at the Desjardins Canal Bridge

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ISBN-10: 1459702220

ISBN-13: 9781459702226

Edition: 2012

Authors: Don McIver

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In 1857, the Desjardins Canal bridge collapsed under a Toronto-to-Hamilton train, creating one of the worst railway wrecks in North American history. Sixty lives, including that of the main contractor, were lost. The story of how the Great Western Railway was conceived, where it was located, and how it was constructed is replete with high irony covering political intrigue, commercial skullduggery, and bold entrepreneurship. Woven into the tragic events of that cold March evening are a cross-section of pre-Confederation Canadians whose lives contrasted sharply with the dour stereotypical view of pioneering Canada.End of the Lineprovides records of these global travellers, modern…    
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Book details

List price: $26.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Publication date: 2/16/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Don McIver was chief economist with a major Canadian financial institution in Burlington, Ontario. His research frequently took him to the train-wreck site and various locations significant to the drama. Don has held senior postings at the Conference Board of Canada, Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, and the Canadian Bankers Association. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Acknowledgements
Preface
Slow Train to Eternity
The Next Few Moments
The Day Dawned Clear
One Bold Operator
A Cast of Players
Great Western Railway: Financial Fits and Starts
Great Western Railway: Shovel Ready at Last
Bridges and Brydges
The Inquest
Epilogue
A Note on Sources
Index