The National Dream is a 1970 Canadian non-fiction book by Pierre Berton describing the planning and commencement of the Canadian Pacific Railway between 1871 and 1881.
Following the book's success, a 1971 sequel (The Last Spike) described the construction phase between 1881 and 1885. Both books formed the basis for the TV miniseries The National Dream in 1974.
Editions
1970 (McClelland and Stewart): ISBN 0-7710-1326-4
1974, combined with The Last Spike (McClelland and Stewart): ISBN 0-7710-1332-9
2001 (Anchor Canada): ISBN 0-385-65840-0