Chronicles of Canada Volume 32 - The Railway Builders: A Chronicle of Overland Highways
Chapter 1 of 15 The Coming of the Railway
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- Running time
- 5 h 7 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Doug Sheppard, Maria Kasper, Scott Foster
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About this recording
When the pace of railroad construction slackened in 1914, Canada had achieved a remarkable position in the railway world. Only five other countries—the United States, Russia, Germany, India, and, by a small margin, France—possessed a greater mileage; and, relatively to population, none came anywhere near her. This is the story of how Canada became a country stitched together by rail. - Summary by TriciaG