Railway Nation: Tales of Canadian Pacific, the World's Greatest Travel System by Jones, David Laurence

Railway Nation: Tales of Canadian Pacific, the World's Greatest Travel System

A riveting, visually engaging collection of vignettes highlighting the rich heritage of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Since...
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Author: David Laurence Jones
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Railway Nation: Tales of Canadian Pacific, the World's Greatest Travel System by Jones, David Laurence

Railway Nation: Tales of Canadian Pacific, the World's Greatest Travel System

¥8,498

Railway Nation: Tales of Canadian Pacific, the World's Greatest Travel System

¥8,498
Author: David Laurence Jones
Format: Paperback
Language: English

A riveting, visually engaging collection of vignettes highlighting the rich heritage of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Since its founding in 1881, Canadian Pacific has made an indelible mark on the lives of Canadians. Most commonly associated with its iconic railway, at its height CP also ran hotels, steamships, and an airline, and had myriad involvements in immigration, irrigation, resource development, war contributions, and international trade. It has been said that no other single corporation has shaped Canadian national identity as much as CP.

Railway Nation: Tales of the World's Greatest Travel System is a compilation of more than fifty thrilling and historically significant stories based on colourful anecdotes and archival sources dating back to the company's golden era. From the construction of the ground-breaking Spiral Tunnels on what was previously the most dangerous and accident-prone stretch of railway track in the Rockies, to the CPR-manufactured Valentine tanks that helped the Soviet Union fight off the Nazis in World War II, to the long and frustrating struggle of CP stewardesses fighting against sexist employment policies, this lively and nuanced portrait of an iconic company is illustrated with fascinating archival photography and will be an essential addition to any Canadian history buff's library.



Author: David Laurence Jones
Publisher: Heritage House
Published: 11/03/2020
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 8.50w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781772033496

About the Author
Jones, David Laurence: - David Laurence Jones is the former manager of internal communications at Canadian Pacific Railway. A history graduate from Concordia University, he worked for fourteen years in the railway's corporate archives, researching and collecting stories and anecdotes about the CPR's rich heritage. His books include The Railway Beat: A Century of Canadian Pacific Police Service, Tales of the CPR, See This World Before the Next: Cruising with CPR Steamships in the Twenties and Thirties, and Famous Name Trains: Travelling in Style with the CPR.

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