''The Last Spike'' is a 1971 Canadian non-fiction book by

Pierre Berton Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton, CC, O.Ont. (July 12, 1920 – November 30, 2004) was a Canadian writer, journalist and broadcaster. Berton wrote 50 best-selling books, mainly about Canadiana, Canadian history and popular culture. He also wr ...

describing the construction and completion of the

Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadi ...

between 1881 and 1885. It is a sequel to Berton's 1970 book '' The National Dream''. Both books formed the basis for the TV miniseries '' The National Dream''. The book won the 1971 Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction.

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* 1971 (McClelland and Stewart): * 1974, combined with ''The National Dream'' (McClelland and Stewart): * 2001 (Anchor Canada):

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