Vancouver's Expo '86

by Bill Cotter

Book Overview

To mark the 100th anniversary of the city's founding and the arrival of the first trans-Canada train, Vancouver's political and business leaders invited the whole world to participate in the festivities.
The result was Expo '86, and more than 22 million people came for the party. It took eight years of planning and hard work to transform a former railroad yard into a colourful showplace full of pavilions and shows for the six-month event, but those...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073856561X
• ISBN13: 9780738565613
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.4"