{"product_id":"end-of-the-line-don-mciver-9781459702226","title":"End of the Line: The 1857 Train Wreck at the Desjardins Canal Bridge","description":"\u003cp\u003eSixty people died in 1857, leaving behind their stories and the tales of those involved. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1857, the Desjardins Canal bridge collapsed under a Toronto-to-Hamilton train, creating one of the worst railway wrecks in North American history. Sixty lives, including that of the main contractor, were lost. The story of how the Great Western Railway was conceived, where it was located, and how it was constructed is replete with high irony covering political intrigue, commercial skullduggery, and bold entrepreneurship. Woven into the tragic events of that cold March evening are a cross-section of pre-Confederation Canadians whose lives contrasted sharply with the dour stereotypical view of pioneering Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnd of the Line\u003c\/i\u003e portrays the personalities of these global travellers, burgeoning industrialists, and simple railway servants - all connected by the common thread of catastrophe. Particular attention is focused on the little-known life of Samuel Zimmerman - the irrepressible contractor who died in the accident. Captured throughout is the spirit of economic venture infecting the mood of the continent.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don McIver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459702220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459702226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Natural Heritage Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.12w x 0.49d","brand":"Don McIver","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372374970623,"sku":"9781459702226","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6877b3f6-7285-479f-b4e9-fd5275fa4e15.jpg?v=1732725773","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/end-of-the-line-don-mciver-9781459702226","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}