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Blood and iron : building the railroad / by Yee, Paul.;
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Subjects: Historical fiction.; Diary fiction.; Canadian Pacific Railway Company; Chinese;
© c2010., Scholastic Canada,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Why I love trains / by Howarth, Daniel.;
Featuring children's own words along with heart-warming pictures, this book is a perfect celebration of all that is special about trains!
Subjects: Board books.; Animal fiction.; Animals; Railroads;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Rusty rails : a photographic record of branchline railways in midwestern Ontario 1961-1996 / by Hardy, John R.(John Richard),1947-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-165) and index.
Subjects: Railroads; Railroads;
© c1999., J.R. Hardy,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Great British railway journeys / by Bunce, Charlie.;
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Subjects: Railroad travel; Railroads;
© 2011., Collins,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The spirit of steam : the golden age of North American steam / by Withuhn, William L.;
Subjects: Railroads; Locomotives;
© c1995., Prospero Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Snakes on a train / by Dennis, Kathryn.;
Snakes slither and hiss on their train ride.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Snakes; Railroad trains;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Danger on the Botsburg Express / by Bolts, Russ.; Cooper, Jay,1974-;
Ages 5-9.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Robots; Railroad travel;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dominion The Railway and the Rise of Canada [electronic resource] : by Bown, Stephen.aut; Ward, Wayne.nrt; cloudLibrary;
A thrilling new account of the engineering triumph that created a nation In The Company, his bestselling work of revisionist history, Stephen R. Bown told the dramatic, adventurous and bloody tale of Canada's origins in the fur trade. With Dominion he continues the nation's creation story with an equally gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In the late 19th century, demand for fur was in sharp decline. This could have spelled economic disaster for the venerable Hudson's Bay Company. But an idea emerged in political and business circles in Ottawa and Montreal to connect the disparate British colonies into a single entity that would stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. With over 3,000 kilometres of track, much of it driven through wildly inhospitable terrain, the CPR would be the longest railway in the world and the most difficult to build. Its construction was the defining event of its era and a catalyst for powerful global forces. The times were marked by greed, hubris, blatant empire building, oppression, corruption and theft. They were good for some, hard for most, disastrous for others. The CPR enabled a new country, but it came at a terrible price. Stephen R. Bown again widens our view of the past to include the adventures and hardships of explorers and surveyors, the resistance of Indigenous peoples, and the terrific and horrific work of many thousands of labourers. His vivid portrayal of the powerful forces that were moulding the world in the late 19th century provides a revelatory new picture of modern Canada's creation as an independent state.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Canada; North America; History;
© 2023., Penguin Random House,
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Canadian Pacific : the golden age of travel / by Lane, Barry,1952-;
From the construction of Canadian Pacific to the development of the hotels and the building of the shipping line that linked Canada to the rest of the world, Barry Lane recounts the history of the transcontinental railway.LSC
Subjects: Canadian Pacific Railway Company; Canadian Pacific Railway Company; Railroads; Railroads;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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From underground railroad to rebel refuge : Canada and the Civil War / by Martin, Brian(Brian Gordon),author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Filled with engaging stories and astonishing facts, From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge examines the role of Canadians in the American Civil War. Despite all we know about the Civil War, its causes, battles, characters, issues, impacts, and legacy, few books have explored Canada's role in the bloody conflict that claimed more than 600,000 lives. A surprising 20 thousand Canadians went south to take up arms on both sides of the conflict, while thousands of enslaved people, draft dodgers, deserters, recruiters, plotters, and spies fled northward to take shelter in the attic that is Canada. Though many escaped slavery and found safety through the Underground Railroad, they were later joined by KKK members wanted for murder. Confederate President Jefferson Davis along with several of his emissaries and generals found refuge on Canadian soil, and many plantation owners moved north of the border. Award-winning journalist Brian Martin will open eyes in both Canada and the United States about how the two countries and their citizens interacted during the Civil War and the troubled times that surrounded it."--
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