First published in 1938, A History of Transportation in Canada is regarded as the standard work on the subject. Its great merit lies in the way in which it skillfully links advances in transportation with the course of Canadian political and economic history. Volume 1 covers the history of transportation from the French regime to the first railway era and the time of Confederation.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references
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- CaOOCEL
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 385.0971
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 19
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm)
- General Note
- Volume 1 of a 2 volume set First published in 1938 by Ryerson Press, Toronto Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9780773591097 0771097115
- LCCN
- HE215
- LCCN Item number
- G4 1964eb
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- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- CaBNVSL
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xiv, 191 pages)
- Published in
- Ottawa, Ontario
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00234593 (OCoLC)883909511 (CaOOCEL)448075
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Title proper/short title
- Continental strategy to 1867
- Transcribing agency
- CaBNVSL
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Title 5
- Copyright 6
- The Carleton Library 7
- Contents 9
- PREFACE TO THE CARLETON LIBRARY EDITION 11
- PREFACE TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION 15
- Chapter 1: Water Transport in the French Regime 17
- 1. Water Transport 17
- 2. The Fur Trade and Expansion 26
- 3. Competition in the Canadian West 32
- Chapter 2: The Fur Traders 1763-1821 40
- 1. Variations on a French Theme 40
- 2. The Hudson vs. the St. Lawrence 42
- 3. The St. Lawrence vs. Hudson Bay 61
- Chapter 3: Sail and Steam 75
- 1. Commerce and Water Communication 75
- 2. Steamboats 83
- 3. The First Canal Period 88
- 4. The Canadian Waterway 102
- 5. The Maritime Provinces 110
- Chapter 4: Roads in the Old Provinces 113
- 1. In New France 113
- 2. Governmental Administration 1763-1867 120
- 3. Construction and Maintenance 129
- 4. The Development of Roads 134
- 5. The Use of Roads 146
- Chapter 5: The First Railway Era 156
- 1. Early Experiments 156
- 2. The Maritime Provinces and Railways 162
- 3. The First Canadian Trunk Lines 168
- 4. Construction and Financing 180
- 5. The Railways in Trouble 186
- BlBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 196
- NOTES 198
- SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING 208
- THE CANALS OF CANADA 93
- RAILWAYS OF CANADA WEST BY 1860 173
