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Iron Road West
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Author : Derek Hayes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-11-17
Iron Road West written by Derek Hayes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-17 with History categories.
British Columbia wouldn't exist without the railway; the province was brought into the Canadian Confederation in 1871 in exchange for the promise of a transcontinental line to the West Coast. It was the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1886 that set off economic development in the province, created the city of Vancouver and spurred others to build competing lines. In Iron Road West, Derek Hayes charts the development of the province through its railway lines, using a wealth of photographs and other visuals to show how rails were laid through the wild terrain that characterized much of British Columbia. As railways revolutionized the province, they inevitably incited fierce competition and personal hatreds, creating an exciting frontier-like environment that Hayes describes in vivid detail. The book also covers the emergence of the modern freight railway in British Columbia, including fully automated and computerized trains. An extensive section details our railway legacy, including preserved railways, locomotives and facilities that can still be visited today. Prolifically illustrated, Iron Road West will fascinate not only railway enthusiasts, but anyone with an interest in the history of the province.
The Old Iron Road
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Author : David Haward Bain
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2022-09
The Old Iron Road written by David Haward Bain and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The award-winning author of "Empire Express" retraces the route of the first transcontinental railroad.
Iron Road To The West
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Author : John F. Stover
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
Iron Road To The West written by John F. Stover and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Railroads categories.
The Chinese And The Iron Road
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Author : Gordon Chang
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2019-04-30
The Chinese And The Iron Road written by Gordon Chang and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-30 with History categories.
Essays examining the Chinese worker experience during the construction of America’s Transcontinental Railroad. The completion of the transcontinental railroad in May 1869 is usually told as a story of national triumph and a key moment for American Manifest Destiny. The Railroad made it possible to cross the country in a matter of days instead of months, paved the way for new settlers to come out west, and helped speed America’s entry onto the world stage as a modern nation that spanned a full continent. It also created vast wealth for its four owners, including the fortune with which Leland Stanford would found Stanford University some two decades later. But while the Transcontinental has often been celebrated in national memory, little attention has been paid to the Chinese workers who made up 90 percent of the workforce on the Western portion of the line. The Railroad could not have been built without Chinese labor, but the lives of Chinese railroad workers themselves have been little understood and largely invisible. This landmark volume explores the experiences of Chinese railroad workers and their place in cultural memory. The Chinese and the Iron Road illuminates more fully than ever before the interconnected economies of China and the US, how immigration across the Pacific changed both nations, the dynamics of the racism the workers encountered, the conditions under which they labored, and their role in shaping both the history of the railroad and the development of the American West. Praise for The Chinese and the Iron Road “This timely and essential volume preserves the humanity of the often-ignored and forgotten immigrant worker, while also uncovering just how important Chinese American railroad workers were in the making of America and its place in the world.” —Erika Lee, author of The Making of Asian America “Gordon H. Chang and Shelley Fisher Fishkin’s meticulously researched and beautifully written book fills [a] critical gap in our nation’s history. The Chinese and the Iron Road brings to life the stories of workers who defied incredible odds and gave their lives to unite these states into a nation.” —David Henry Hwang, Tony Award–winning playwright of The Dance and the Railroad and M. Butterfly “Destined to become the go-to resource about Chinese railroad workers in the American West.” —Madeline Hsu, author of The Good Immigrants: How the Yellow Peril Became the Model Minority “Deeply researched and richly detailed, The Chinese and the Iron Road brings to life the Chinese immigrants whose work was essential to the railroad’s construction.” —Thomas Bender, author of A Nation Among Nations: America’s Place in World History
The Iron Road
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Author : Jo McCready
language : en
Publisher: Learning Media Ltd
Release Date : 2004
The Iron Road written by Jo McCready and has been published by Learning Media Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Railroads categories.
Describes the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railroad which commenced in 1875 and took ten years and thousands of workers to complete and is still in use today. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Rivers Of Iron
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Author : David M. Lampton
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2020-10-13
Rivers Of Iron written by David M. Lampton and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-13 with Political Science categories.
What China’s infamous railway initiative can teach us about global dominance. In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled what would come to be known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)—a global development strategy involving infrastructure projects and associated financing throughout the world, including Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. While the Chinese government has framed the plan as one promoting transnational connectivity, critics and security experts see it as part of a larger strategy to achieve global dominance. Rivers of Iron examines one aspect of President Xi Jinping’s “New Era”: China’s effort to create an intercountry railway system connecting China and its seven Southeast Asian neighbors (Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam). This book illuminates the political strengths and weaknesses of the plan, as well as the capacity of the impacted countries to resist, shape, and even take advantage of China’s wide-reaching actions. Using frameworks from the fields of international relations and comparative politics, the authors of Rivers of Iron seek to explain how domestic politics in these eight Asian nations shaped their varying external responses and behaviors. How does China wield power using infrastructure? Do smaller states have agency? How should we understand the role of infrastructure in broader development? Does industrial policy work? And crucially, how should competing global powers respond?
Landmarks On The Iron Road
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Author : William D. Middleton
language : en
Publisher: Railroads Past and Present (Pa
Release Date : 2011
Landmarks On The Iron Road written by William D. Middleton and has been published by Railroads Past and Present (Pa this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Technology & Engineering categories.
"This book, for the first time, calls adequate attention to the physical plant over which railroads operate - the roadbeds, tracks, bridges, and tunnels, subjects that are often taken for granted. It is a book no rail fan or student of engineering can be without."--BOOK JACKET.
The Iron Road In The Prairie State
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Author : Simon Cordery
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2016-01-20
The Iron Road In The Prairie State written by Simon Cordery and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-20 with Transportation categories.
In 1836, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas agreed on one thing: Illinois needed railroads. Over the next fifty years, the state became the nation's railroad hub, with Chicago at its center. Speculators, greed, growth, and regulation followed as the railroad industry consumed unprecedented amounts of capital and labor. A nationwide market resulted, and the Windy City became the site of opportunities and challenges that remain to this day. In this first-of-its-kind history, full of entertaining anecdotes and colorful characters, Simon Cordery describes the explosive growth of Illinois railroads and its impact on America. Cordery shows how railroading in Illinois influenced railroad financing, the creation of a national economy, and government regulation of business. Cordery's masterful chronicle of rail development in Illinois from 1837 to 2010 reveals how the state's expanding railroads became the foundation of the nation's rail network.
On The Iron Road To The Isles
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Author : John Hunt
language : en
Publisher: Silver Link Publishing
Release Date : 2018
On The Iron Road To The Isles written by John Hunt and has been published by Silver Link Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Transportation categories.
The Cpr West
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Author : Hugh Aylmer Dempsey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
The Cpr West written by Hugh Aylmer Dempsey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with History categories.