Transportation

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
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
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
Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? Public Transit in the Age of Google, Uber, and Elon Musk Between The Lines	Public transportation is in crisis. Through an assessment of the history of automobility in North America, the “three revolutions” in automotive transportation, as well as the current …	James Wilt	306	2020	View
From Driving into the World, from Oil Crisis to Today From: Car Nation View James Lorimer and Company	1973 – 2005. Looks at the oil shock of 1973, looks at the car industries involvement in nationalism, continentialism, and globalization, the development of fuel economy & emissions …	Dimitry Anastakis	17	2008	$1.70 Add
From NEW! Driving into the World: From the Oil Crisis to the Millenium From: Car Nation Canada View James Lorimer and Company	In this chapter, Anastakis describes the history of Canada’s auto industry from early 1970s to 2000. He covers the history of key manufacturing firms, including incoming Japanese and …	Dimitry Anastakis	14	2026	$1.40 Add
From NEW! Early Attempts From: Canada's Main Street View Sutherland House	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
From “A Boat Which Is Not a Boat” From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	1908-1918. Outlines the development of Baldwin and Bell’s HD series from 1 to 4 and their quest for hydrofoil self-propulsion.	John Boileau	12	2004	$1.20 Add