From Telegrapher to Titan

The Life of William C. Van Horne

Nonfiction, History, Canada, Biography & Memoir, Business, Historical
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Author: Valerie Knowles ISBN: 9781459714601
Publisher: Dundurn Publication: March 1, 2004
Imprint: Dundurn Language: English
Author: Valerie Knowles
ISBN: 9781459714601
Publisher: Dundurn
Publication: March 1, 2004
Imprint: Dundurn
Language: English

William Van Horne was one of North America's most accomplished men. Born in Illinois in 1843, he became a prominent railway figure in the United States before coming to Canada in 1881 to become general manager of the fledgling Canadian Pacific Railway. Van Horne pushed through construction of the CPR's transcontinental line and went on to become company president. He also became one of Canada's foremost financiers and art collectors, capping his career by opening Cuba's interior with a railway.

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William Van Horne was one of North America's most accomplished men. Born in Illinois in 1843, he became a prominent railway figure in the United States before coming to Canada in 1881 to become general manager of the fledgling Canadian Pacific Railway. Van Horne pushed through construction of the CPR's transcontinental line and went on to become company president. He also became one of Canada's foremost financiers and art collectors, capping his career by opening Cuba's interior with a railway.

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