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Last Train to Toronto

A Canadian Rail Odyssey

by (author) Terry Pindell

Publisher
Douglas & McIntyre
Initial publish date
Jan 1992
Category
General, General, Personal Memoirs
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550540796
    Publish Date
    Jan 1992
    List Price
    $26.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781553657200
    Publish Date
    Feb 2012
    List Price
    $0

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Description

Crossing Canada by rail has long been among the travel wonders of the world, but in 1990 government cutbacks forced the remarkable Canadian to make its last run from Vancouver to Toronto. Amid the political controversy that raged during the last years of the route's existence, Terry Pindell covered 18,000 miles of Canadian rails. In this fascinating memoir-travelogue, he explores the ever-changing landscape and character of our diverse nation, interweaving stories of the railway's central role in Canadian history with the lounge-car and trackside testimony of rail men and women, trappers, fishing guides, bush pilots, innkeepers, bartenders, loggers, and fellow passengers.

Last Train to Toronto will appeal to railroad buffs, history enthusiasts, and fans of travel writing -- and to anyone who has ever been curious about how we are seen by our neighbors to the south.

This is a new release of the book published in April 1993.

About the author

Terry Pindell is the author of the highly acclaimed Making Tracks: An American Rail Odyssey. The American travel writer spent 1988 traveling each of Amtrak's 31 train lines, covering 30,000 miles and visiting all but three of the 48 contiguous states. He also has novels, or "rail odysseys," about Canada and Mexico. Pindell lives part of the year in New Hampshire.

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