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A Thousand Blunders: The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and Northern British Columbia
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A Thousand Blunders: The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and Northern British Columbia

by Frank Leonard. 344 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Frank Leonard

Publisher:

   University of British Columbia Press

Place of Publication:

  Vancouver, B.C  

Publication Year:

  1996
Subjects:   Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company--History--20th Century, Railroads--British Columbia--History--20th Century
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