Examines the ideological motivations for building the Canadian railway, the contemporary understandings of nationalism, and the evolving notion of a transcontinental union.
A.A. DEN OTTER is a professor of History at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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ABBREVIATIONS
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1 Technological Nationalism: The Backdrop
3
(29)
2 The Guarantee Act: Signpost for an Era
32
(33)
3 Nova Scotia: Railways and the New Economy
65
(32)
4 The Grand Trunk Railway: The New Imperialism
97
(29)
5 Saint John: Fulcrum Metropol
126
(32)
6 The Pacific Scandal: Nationalism and Business
158
(27)
7 The National Policy: Defining a Nation
185
(23)
8 The Philosophy of Railways: Conclusions and Conjectures
208
(31)
NOTES
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ILLUSTRATION CREDITS
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INDEX
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