Book 1 of "The Pioneer Trail Series"

A bronco busting, land speculating, rancher politician, ‘Mac’ Annable traded livestock by the boxcar and land by the section. He crossed Canada’s western frontier by train car, buckboard and shank’s mare for forty colourful years. He witnessed firsthand the Canadian Pacific Railway’s ambitious western thrust.

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  The Annable Family In America
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  The Annable Family In Canada