CPR West The Iron Road and the Making Of a Nation by Hugh Dempsey W/ DJ

Description: RailroadTreasures offers the following item: CPR West The Iron Road and the Making Of a Nation by Hugh Dempsey W/ DJ The CPR West The Iron Road and the Making Of a Nation by Hugh Dempsey Hard Cover with Dust Jacket 333 pages Copyright 1984 CONTENTS Introduction Hugh A. Dempsey7 1 A Choice between Evils The Chinese and the Construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in British Columbia Patricia E. Roy13 2 Letters from End of Track T. D. Regehr37 3 The Fearsome Fire Wagons Hugh A. Dempsey55 4 Partners and Opponents The CPR and the Ranching Industry of the West Sheilagh S. Jameson71 5 The CPR and the Urban West, 1881-1930 Max Foran89 6 It's All Lies They Tell You Immigrants, Hosts and the CPR David C. Jones107 7 Shaughnessy and Prairie Development, 1889-1914 John A. Eagle125 8 See This World Before the Next Tourism and the CPR E. J. Hart151 9 The Spiral and Connaught Tunnels John S. Marsh171 10 Bondage of Steam The CPR and Western Canadian Coal A. A. den Otter191 11 John Hammond Painter for the CPR George F. G. Stanley209 12 The CPR and Western Petroleum, 1904-24 David H. Breen229 13 Steam Movies Railroads and Moving Images Sam Kula247 14 The Bow River Scheme CPR's Irrigation Block A. Mitchner259 15 Steel of Empire Royal Tours and the CPR Robert M. Stamp275 Notes291 Index327 INTRODUCTION The construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway is one of the epic chapters in Canada's history. Through the skill of its engineers tracks were laid through rugged mountain ranges and across seemingly bottomless muskeg to bind British Columbia and the great northern plains to the rest of Canada. Although the CPR syndicate triggered the downfall of Macdonald's government in 1873, that same government won the praise of Canadians a dozen years later, when the last spike was driven at Craigellachie, British Columbia. The Canadian Pacific Railway Company played a major role in the exploration of western Canada. Its agents sought the best routes through the Rocky Mountains, examined potential ports along the west coast, and in the process gathered significant data about the land and its peoples. Men such as Walter J. Moberly, Marcus Smith and Charles Horetsky were pathfinders in the wilderness, whereas others like George M. Grant published books that aroused a general interest in and sense of the land the CPR aimed to exploit. When the surveys were completed, the Canadian Pacific Railway embarked on actual construction of the line. Here, such men as John A. Macdonald, Sir Hugh Allan, Lord Strathcona and Chief Crowfoot came to the foreground. All had distinguished careers quite separate from their involvement with the CPR, but their roles in the railway development added drama anc colour both to their lives and to the railway's. Others, like the redoubtable William C. Van Home, were part of the road's own story. All pictures are of the actual item. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us. Shipping charges Postage rates quoted are for shipments to the US only. Ebay Global shipping charges are shown. These items are shipped to Kentucky and then ebay ships them to you. Ebay collects the shipping and customs / import fees. For direct postage rates to these countries, send me an email. Shipping to Canada and other countries varies by weight. Payment options Payment must be received within 10 days. Paypal is accepted. Terms and conditions All sales are final. Returns accepted if item is not as described. Contact us first. No warranty is stated or implied. Please e-mail us with any questions before bidding. Thanks for looking at our items.

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Location: Talbott, Tennessee

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