Craig Baird
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From  NEW! AlbertaFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird examines Alberta’s Trans-Canada Highway journey to the 1956 completion of its 536-kilometre stretch through the Rockies. | Craig Baird | 11 | 2025 | $1.10 Add |
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From NEW! Atlantic ProvincesFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird traces the arduous construction of the Trans-Canada Highway through the Atlantic Provinces between 1949 and the early 1960s. | Craig Baird | 23 | 2025 | $2.30 Add |
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From NEW! British ColumbiaFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird traces British Columbia’s road-building history, from the Cariboo Wagon Road of the 1860s through the Big Bend Highway of the 1930s to the Trans-Canada … | Craig Baird | 12 | 2025 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! British Columbia CelebratesFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird examines the 1962 opening of British Columbia’s section of the Trans-Canada Highway, focusing on the rivalry between Premier W. A. C. Bennett and Prime Minister John … | Craig Baird | 5 | 2025 | $0.50 Add |
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NEW! Canada’s Main StreetThe Epic Story of The Trans-Canada Highway |
Much has been written about the Canadian Pacific Railway, the first major transportation network that bound Canada coast to coast, but almost nothing about The Trans-Canada Highway, even though … | Craig Baird | 223 | 2025 | View |
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From NEW! Early AttemptsFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird traces Canada’s early efforts to build a coast-to-coast highway, from the 1910s through 1948. | Craig Baird | 19 | 2025 | $1.90 Add |
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From NEW! IntroductionFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this introduction, Baird contrasts the Trans-Canada Highway’s political build with the storytelling of the Canadian Pacific Railway, referencing Pierre Berton’s 1970 and 1971 … | Craig Baird | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
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From NEW! ManitobaFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird traces the evolution of automobile culture and highway construction in Manitoba, from the early 1900s through the 1960s. | Craig Baird | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! OntarioFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird traces Ontario’s pivotal role in Canada’s automobile industry from 1904 and the Trans-Canada Highway’s construction through the 1950s. | Craig Baird | 25 | 2025 | $2.50 Add |
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From NEW! Ontario’s OrdealFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird traces the final stretch of Trans-Canada Highway construction through northwestern Ontario, 1955 to 1961. | Craig Baird | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! QuebecFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird traces Quebec’s evolving road history, from the province’s early automobiles in the 1890s and 1900s through its steadily expanding highway network by the 1940s. | Craig Baird | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From NEW! Quebec Closes the DealFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird examines the completion of the Trans-Canada Highway through Quebec, spanning 1960 to 1972. | Craig Baird | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 Add |
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From NEW! SaskatchewanFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird traces the construction of the Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan, completed in 1957. | Craig Baird | 12 | 2025 | $1.20 Add |
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From NEW! The Atlantic Provinces StruggleFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird traces the Trans-Canada Highway’s construction through Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick from the late 1950s to 1969. | Craig Baird | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! The Critical Year 1949From: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird examines how the Trans-Canada Highway debate dominated 1949, as provinces clashed over routes and funding. | Craig Baird | 24 | 2025 | $2.40 Add |
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From NEW! The First Road TripFrom: Canada's Main Street |
In this chapter, Baird traces the first transcontinental automobile journey across Canada in 1912, when Thomas Wilby and driver Jack Haney attempted to win the Todd Medal by driving from Halifax … | Craig Baird | 19 | 2025 | $1.90 Add |
