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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Knowles, Valerie, author.

Series:

Quest Biography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Van Horne, William Cornelius, Sir, 1843-1915.

Van Horne, William Cornelius.

Canadian Pacific Railway Company--Presidents--Biography.

Canadian Pacific Railway Company.

Capitalists and financiers--Canada--Biography.

Capitalists and financiers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : Dundurn Press, [2010]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Born in Illinois in 1843, William C. Van Horne was lured to Canada in 1881 to become the general manager of the fledgling Canadian Pacific Railway. He went on to become the company president. He was a man of prodigious energy and many talents who revolutionized Canada's railway service.

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; 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; Chronology of William C. Van Horne; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

"A Quest Biography."

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-208) and index.

ISBN:

9781459715455

1459715454

9781770705234

1770705236

OCLC:

782854256