Transportation

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From NEW! Boomtown From: Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks View James Lorimer and Company	From Militants, Mobsters and Mavericks: The Men Who Built Modern Toronto in the 1960s–70s	Gilberto Fernandes	10	2026	$1.00 Add
From The New Bras d’Or From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	1966-1968. Outlines the challenges that were faced during the construction of the new Bras d’Or (Also known as FHE-400).	John Boileau	12	2004	$1.20 Add
From BRITANNIA & Boston From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	1838-1840. Examines the professional relationship between Samuel Cunard and Robert Napier. Looks at building ships to combat the challenges of the North Atlantic	John Boileau	12	2006	$1.20 Add
From Campus Parking and the Car as a Third Place Asphalt Grievances and Commuter Sociability From: Degrees of Failure View Between The Lines	Using the examples of three Canadian schools, this chapter demonstrates how issues concerning the automobile, especially both the lack and expansion of on-campus parking, have become major policy …	Randle W. Nelsen	13	2017	$1.30 Add
From Canada’s New Carscape: Town and Country Remade From: Car Nation View James Lorimer and Company	1912-1930. Analyzes the spread of the car in popularity and the freedom it represented to Canadians as you could now travel across the country, the changes to cities because of the car, road …	Dimitry Anastakis	17	2008	$1.70 Add
From NEW! Canada’s New Carscape: Town and Country Remade From: Car Nation Canada View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Anastakis describes the impact of autos and Canadian transport networks, building new highways and road systems. He examines how urban development patterns modified to …	Dimitry Anastakis	14	2026	$1.40 Add
From Canadian Motordom in Depression and War From: Car Nation View James Lorimer and Company	1930-1945. Looks at the downturn for the auto industry during the Great Depression, the unionization of the industry, and the effect of WWII on the auto industry. Specifically uses the life of …	Dimitry Anastakis	17	2008	$1.70 Add
From NEW! Canadian Motordom in Depression and War From: Car Nation Canada View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Anastakis covers the 1930s and the Second World War period. Topics include the auto and the 1930s Depression, war production by auto manufacturers, union organizing in the war …	Dimitry Anastakis	14	2026	$1.40 Add
Car Nation An Illustrated History of Canada's Transformation Behind the Wheel	Canadians fell in love with the car at first glance. They were scared by it too, and by its potential. Canada was quick to become a car nation, as the automobile was enthusiastically adopted by …		96		View
NEW! Car Nation Canada An illustrated history James Lorimer and Company	A full-colour illustrated history of cars and car-makers, with images of Canadian cars old and new, plus car company ads and promotional images. Canadians have been building cars from the …	Dimitry Anastakis	106	2026	View
From NEW! Cars, Canadians, and the Twenty-First Century From: Car Nation Canada View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Anastakis describes the history of the Canadian auto sector from its historic peaks in 2000-2026. He highlights how shifting trade rules challenged the integrated …	Dimitry Anastakis	6	2026	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Casualties From: War Among the Clouds View Goose Lane Editions	Wilson shares the casualties suffered by New Brunswick airmen that resulted from flying accidents or combat.	Brent J. Wilson	26	2024	$2.60 Add
From NEW! Cautious Oil From: Seven Days in Halifax View Formac Publishing	In this chapter, Ashe describes events of Day Six of Halifx’ 1970 “Encounter on Urban Environment,” focusing on offshore oil prospects for Nova Scotia and transportation issues. …	Robert Ashe	7	2025	$0.70 Add
From Chronology of Hydrofoil Development From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	A timeline of innovations and events related to hydrofoil development.	John Boileau	2	2004	$0.20 Add
From City in Mourning From: Titanic Remembered View Formac Publishing	Looks at the Halifax response to the tragedy and how the city handled their responsibility as the closest port to the sunken ship. Memorial Services, Bringing in the bodies, Burials, and the …	Alan Ruffman	12	2013	$1.20 Add
From Clippers & Canals From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	Looks at Samuel Cunard’s venture into the tea trade, the establishment of the Halifax Whaling Company, his competitor Enos Collins, his friend Joseph Howe, and the creation of canal systems …	John Boileau	12	2006	$1.20 Add