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From Telegrapher to Titan is more than a biography; it is a first-rate work of business history, covering in detail the development of railways in 19th-century North America. -Graeme Voyer, Winnipeg Free Press, May 2, 2004. Knowles has constructed an admirable biography of the railway titan ... providing a different perspective of the much-told story of the CPR, and also a portrait of Canada at the turn of the last century and the larger-than-life pioneers of Canadian transportation. --Andrew Mullins McGill News Alumni Quarterly Valerie Knowles has done an excellent job in describing the man and telling his story. The book is easy to read and, as in all good history books, includes a broad range of references. It is certainly well worth the read and is a must for anyone who wants to learn more about Van Horne. --Bruce Ballantyne Branchline This biography is a significant contribution to the history of Canadian transportation. --Graeme Voyer Winnipeg Free Press ... her biography will remain a good reference book for all aspects of Van Horne's life and career for a long time to come. --R.B. Fleming The Beaver

From Telegrapher to Titan is more than a biography; it is a first-rate work of business history, covering in detail the development of railways in 19th-century North America. -Graeme Voyer, Winnipeg Free Press, May 2, 2004. From Telegrapher to Titan is more than a biography; it is a first-rate work of business history, covering in detail the development of railways in 19th-century North America. -Graeme Voyer, Winnipeg Free Press, May 2, 2004. Knowles has constructed an admirable biography of the railway titan ... providing a different perspective of the much-told story of the CPR, and also a portrait of Canada at the turn of the last century and the larger-than-life pioneers of Canadian transportation.--Andrew Mullins McGill News Alumni Quarterly Valerie Knowles has done an excellent job in describing the man and telling his story. The book is easy to read and, as in all good history books, includes a broad range of references. It is certainly well worth the read and is a must for anyone who wants to learn more about Van Horne.--Bruce Ballantyne Branchline This biography is a significant contribution to the history of Canadian transportation.--Graeme Voyer Winnipeg Free Press ... her biography will remain a good reference book for all aspects of Van Horne's life and career for a long time to come.--R.B. Fleming The Beaver Knowles has constructed an admirable biography of the railway titan ... providing a different perspective of the much-told story of the CPR, and also a portrait of Canada at the turn of the last century and the larger-than-life pioneers of Canadian transportation.--Andrew Mullins McGill News Alumni Quarterly Valerie Knowles has done an excellent job in describing the man and telling his story. The book is easy to read and, as in all good history books, includes a broad range of references. It is certainly well worth the read and is a must for anyone who wants to learn more about Van Horne.--Bruce Ballantyne Branchline This biography is a significant contribution to the history of Canadian transportation.--Graeme Voyer Winnipeg Free Press ... her biography will remain a good reference book for all aspects of Van Horne's life and career for a long time to come.--R.B. Fleming The Beaver Valerie Knowles has done an excellent job in describing the man and telling his story. The book is easy to read and, as in all good history books, includes a broad range of references. It is certainly well worth the read and is a must for anyone who wants to learn more about Van Horne. --Bruce Ballantyne Branchline Knowles has constructed an admirable biography of the railway titan ... providing a different perspective of the much-told story of the CPR, and also a portrait of Canada at the turn of the last century and the larger-than-life pioneers of Canadian transportation. --Andrew Mullins McGill News Alumni Quarterly This biography is a significant contribution to the history of Canadian transportation. --Graeme Voyer Winnipeg Free Press . .. her biography will remain a good reference book for all aspects of Van Horne's life and career for a long time to come. --R.B. Fleming The Beaver

From Telegrapher to Titan is more than a biography; it is a first-rate work of business history, covering in detail the development of railways in 19th-century North America. -Graeme Voyer, Winnipeg Free Press, May 2, 2004.

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Valerie Knowles is an Ottawa writer who has taught history and worked as an archivist. In addition to writing for newspapers, magazines, and federal government departments, she has published several non-fiction works, including Strangers at Our Gates: Canadian Immigration and Immigration Policy, 1540-1997. This is her third book for Dundurn Press.

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