The National Dream (book)
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The National Dream is a 1970 Canadian non-fiction book by Pierre Berton
describing the planning and commencement of the Canadian Pacific Railway
between 1871 and 1881.
Following the book's success, a 1971 sequel (The Last Spike
) described the construction phase between 1881 and 1885. Both books formed the basis for the TV miniseries The National Dream
.
Pierre Berton
Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton, was a noted Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and was a well-known television personality and journalist....
describing the planning and commencement of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
between 1871 and 1881.
Following the book's success, a 1971 sequel (The Last Spike
The Last Spike (book)
The Last Spike is a 1971 Canadian non-fiction book by Pierre Berton describing the construction and completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway between 1881 and 1885. It is a sequel to Berton's 1970 book The National Dream...
) described the construction phase between 1881 and 1885. Both books formed the basis for the TV miniseries The National Dream
The National Dream (TV miniseries)
The National Dream was a 1974 Canadian television docudrama miniseries based on Pierre Berton's 1970 book of the same name, plus Berton's 1971 follow-up book The Last Spike....
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Editions
- 1970 (McClelland and StewartMcClelland and StewartMcClelland & Stewart Limited is a Canadian publishing company. It is partially owned by Random House of Canada, now a subsidiary of Bertelsmann....
): ISBN 0-7710-1326-4 - 1974, combined with The Last Spike (McClelland and StewartMcClelland and StewartMcClelland & Stewart Limited is a Canadian publishing company. It is partially owned by Random House of Canada, now a subsidiary of Bertelsmann....
): ISBN 0-7710-1332-9 - 2001 (Anchor Canada): ISBN 0-385-65840-0