The Story of Canadian Roads / / Edwin Guillet.
From the portage trails snaking their way through the wilderness to superhighways carrying the raw materials and produce of an industrial nation, Canada's roads have had a romantic but long-neglected history. For the first time their development is described in this handsomely illustrated volum...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017] ©1968 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Heritage
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- 1. Canoe Routes and Portage Roads
- 2. Along the St. Lawrence
- 3. The Atlantic Provinces
- 4. Upper Canada
- 5. Early Road Construction
- 6. Travelling in Early Canada
- 7. Brigade Trails and Gold Rush Roads
- 8. Prairie Trails
- 9. Developments in Street Paving
- 10. The Railway and the Buggy
- 11. Advent of the Automobile
- 12. A New Day for Roads
- 13. Opening the Last Frontiers
- 14. Canada Drives Ahead
- 15. A Mari Usque Ad Mare
- For Further Reading and Research
- Picture Credits
- Index