num_pages: 416
description: In 1871, Canada determined that it would build the world's longest and costliest railroad across empty country, much of it unexplored. This bold, reckless decision changed the lives of every Canadian and the future shape of the nation.
language: English
title: The Great Railway
titlecomplete: The Great Railway
genres: Nonfiction, History, Canada
ratings_count: 34
publisher: McClelland & Stewart