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. This 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.--$cProvided by publisher.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Date published
- 2020.
- Description conventions
- rda
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 385.0971
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 23
- Distributor
- Canadian Electronic Library (Firm),
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9781772033502 1772033502 9781772033496
- LCCN
- HE2810.C2
- LCCN Item number
- J65 2020eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- NLC
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xi, 291 pages)
- Published in
- Victoria, British Columbia
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)kck00241373 (OCoLC)1165364537 (CaOOCEL)458921
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Title proper/short title
- Tales of Canadian Pacific, the world's greatest travel system
- Transcribing agency
- NLC
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Title Page 4
- Copyright Page 5
- Table of Contents 7
- Foreword 9
- Preface 11
- Part 1: Ribbons of Steel 14
- The Saga of the Three Last Spikes 16
- The Big Hill 18
- Taking Cover from Avalanches 22
- The Evolving Pacific Terminus 26
- Mail by Rail 30
- Record Statistics for the Big Bridge 34
- Phantom Train Presaged Disaster 38
- Schwitzer's Railway Pretzel 42
- Face-Off with the Montreal Canadiens 46
- The "Other Route" Gets a Great Express 48
- Odd Occurences in the Connaught Tunnel 52
- The Greening of the Prairies 56
- Riding the Side-Door Pullman 60
- Rolling Schoolhouses 62
- Kids Knew the Drill in the Dental Car 66
- Another Chinook Blows Down the Tracks 68
- Stampeder Special Changed the Game 72
- Running Out of Steam 76
- Vamoose Caboose 80
- Part 2: Railroaders, Rebels, and Royalty 86
- Chinese Navvies 88
- Railway Boss Defends Chinese Labour 90
- The Pioneer Guide and the Public Relations Man 94
- Not Just a Man's World 98
- Van Horne's Garden of Eden 102
- The Tragic BC Architect 106
- Prince Fushimi's Diplomatic Voyage 110
- The Unsinkable Captain Hendall 114
- The Empire's Prince Charming 118
- Last of the Operating Giants 122
- Ice Gangs Kept Passengers Cool 126
- Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines 130
- Not Just "Coffee, Tea, or Me?" 134
- The Guru of Railway Historians 138
- Fateful Rendezvous with a Ghostly Mistress 142
- Part 3: Theatres of War 148
- The First World War Afloat 150
- Railway Troops Show Steely Resolve 154
- Locomotive Engineer's Heroic Sacrifice 158
- If You Can't Hide from Them, Dazzle Them 160
- The North Atlantic Was a Marine Graveyard 164
- Doughty Ship Did Not Disgrace the Service 166
- Bombers by Airmail 170
- Golden Aircraft Fund 174
- Forced Guests of the Japanese 178
- The Aerodrome of Democracy 182
- Secret Trains of 1943 186
- Valentine Greetings for Hitler 190
- Part 4: Urban Castles and Rustic Resorts 196
- The Miraculous Waters of Caledonia 198
- Crossroads of Empire 202
- Tramway to Paradise 206
- Swiss Cheese in the Canadian Rockies 210
- Four English Women Fish for Tourists 216
- A Nose for Winnipeg Goldeye 220
- Little Cabins in the Woods 224
- An Alpine Hut on Death Trap Col 228
- Gibbon's Trail Riders Saddle Up 232
- New Club Crosses the Skyline on Foot 236
- Log Seigneury on the Ottawa River 238
- Part 5: In the Air, on the Sea, and by Land 246
- Express Goes Off the Rails 248
- Brass Pounders and Mercuries 254
- Hollywood North 258
- The Russian Connection 264
- The Mountain that Walks 268
- Up, Up, and Away 272
- Postwar Return to the Atlantic 276
- Fall of a Comet 278
- Faster Than a Rifle Bullet 282
- Filming the National Dream 286
- More Than Just a Memory 290
- Acknowledgements 296
- Further Reading 298
- Index 300
- About the Author 305
