Iron Road West: An Illustrated History of British Columbia's Railways

by Derek Hayes

British Columbia wouldn't exist without the railway; the province was brought into the Canadian Confederation in 1871 in exchange for the promise of a transcontinental line to the West Coast. It was the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1886 that set off economic development in the province, created the city of Vancouver and spurred others to build competing lines. In Iron Road West , Derek Hayes charts the development of the province through...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550178385
• ISBN13: 9781550178388
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Harbour Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.7" x 11.0"