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Arsenal14 · 09-11-2008, 10:46 AM

I'll add to the recommendations for Pierre Berton. By far the best history author I've ever read. For the time period you are looking at the best titles would be "The National Dream: The Great Railway 1871-1881", "The Last Spike: The Great Railway 1881-1885" and "The Promised Land: Setting the West 1896-1914". The first two cover the building of the CPR and the last one is about the settlement of the prairies. Personally I found the CPR ones to be more interesting.

I've also read his books "The Invasion of Canada", "Flames Across the Border", "Vimy", "Marching as to War" and "The Great Depression" all of which are good reads if you are interested in other parts of Canadian history.

09-11-2008, 10:46 AM	#20
Arsenal14 Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Aug 2005 Exp:	I'll add to the recommendations for Pierre Berton. By far the best history author I've ever read. For the time period you are looking at the best titles would be "The National Dream: The Great Railway 1871-1881", "The Last Spike: The Great Railway 1881-1885" and "The Promised Land: Setting the West 1896-1914". The first two cover the building of the CPR and the last one is about the settlement of the prairies. Personally I found the CPR ones to be more interesting. I've also read his books "The Invasion of Canada", "Flames Across the Border", "Vimy", "Marching as to War" and "The Great Depression" all of which are good reads if you are interested in other parts of Canadian history.