Automobiles
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From  IntroductionMachines, People, Places and a World Transformed From: Car Nation |
Examines the car as a technology that changed the world as we know it. Outlines that the car became a fulcrum for human interaction. Looks at the American Influence on the Canadian Car Industry. … | Dimitry Anastakis | 9 | 2008 | $0.90 Add |
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From King Car:The Automobile’s Golden Age From: Car Nation |
1945-1973. Analyzes the Great post-war boom in the car industry and argues that the automobile emblems of the era They represented a new industrial might, a new ethos of consumption and a new … | Dimitry Anastakis | 19 | 2008 | $1.90 Add |
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From  NEW! King Car: The Automobile’s GoldenFrom: Car Nation Canada |
In this chapter, Anastakis describes how the automotive industry was key in defining post-1945 Canadian economic growth and prosperity. Union successes in wage negotiations built a well-paid work … | Dimitry Anastakis | 16 | 2026 | $1.60 Add |
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From NEW! Machines, People, Places and a World TransformedFrom: Car Nation Canada |
In this introductory chapter, Anastakis offers an overview of the history of autos, auto manufaturing and car culture in Canada. | Dimitry Anastakis | 6 | 2026 | $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  Off the railsA brief history of automotive domination |
opens with a critique of Elon Musk’s damning opinion of public transit, before diving into a short history of how the automobile became the dominant transport option in North America. He … | James Wilt | 17 | 2020 | $1.70 Add |
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From  On the RoadFrom: Wanderlust |
Chapter Seven focus on travel by the ancient roads to modern highway systems. The chapter begins with ancient roads, the silk road, the art of cartography in Europe and its development of roads … | Laura Byrne Paquet | 29 | 2007 | $2.90 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! 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! 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 The Auto Revolution Begins:Invention and Industry From: Car Nation |
1900-1920. Looks at the beginning of the auto revolution, examines different makes and models, looks at the auto revolution’s impact on work, wages, and workers | Dimitry Anastakis | 17 | 2008 | $1.70 Add |
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From NEW! The Auto Revolution Begins: Invention and IndustryFrom: Car Nation Canada |
A history of the auto industry in Canada from 1900 to the 1920s. Includes details of early manufacturers and makes of vehicles, including many photos and illustrations, and a description of the … | Dimitry Anastakis | 14 | 2026 | $1.40 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 |
