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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
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 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
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
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 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
From NEW! Coming Home and Moving On From: War Among the Clouds View Goose Lane Editions	This chapter discusses what life was like for the New Brunswick airmen who had returned home, sharing how they remembered those who were lost and their efforts to resume their lives in the …	Brent J. Wilson	20	2024	$2.00 Add
From Competition & Cartel From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	1841-1853. Examines Samuel Cunard’s financial difficulties with his other enterprises, the steamship competition that sprung up, the fact that Boston was surpassing Halifax in terms of …	John Boileau	16	2006	$1.60 Add
From Conclustion The Cunard Legacy From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	1868-2006. Traces the legacy of Samuel Cunard and his shipping line from his death to 2006.	John Boileau	14	2006	$1.40 Add
From Crowded Streetcars, 1899–1903 From: Thirty Years' War View Irwin Law Inc.	Account of operational disputes between the City and the Toronto Railway Company, specifically in relation to the issue of overcrowding of streetcars.	C. Ian Kyer	15	2015	$1.50 Add
From NEW! Cruise Checks From: This Is Your Captain Speaking View ECW Press	Chapter 5 focuses on the checks during the actual flight and the process of flying. Topics discussed include facts of air flight, routes, air pressure, weather, routing, polar flights, …	Doug Morris	52	2022	$5.20 Add
From Cunard & Company From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	1804-1812. Looks at Samuel Cunard as an entrepreneur. Also examines the war of 1812 and the city of Halifax during this time	John Boileau	10	2006	$1.00 Add
From Disaster & Dominance From: Samuel Cunard View Formac Publishing	1854-1868. Disaster strikes the Collins Line in the form of ship sinking, Samuel Cunard capitalizes on this disaster also examines the successes of other shipping lines and how they prospered …	John Boileau	14	2006	$1.40 Add