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Pickering, Ontario: Pickering, ON: Railfare DC Books, 2005, 1st edition, First Printing , 2005. -----------hardcover, a solid Good exlibrary copy, no dustjacket as issued, usual library marks and stamps, 246 pages, b&w photos,---"Anyone who has had occasion to travel on VIA Rails oldest trans-continental train The Ocean between Halifax and Montreal might wonder why the original route of the Intercolonial Railway took such a round-about course through northern New Brunswick. ---The answer lies in the fear nineteenth century Canadian and British politicians had that the Americans might attempt to seize control of British North America in a winter attack. With the St. Lawrence river frozen solid, reinforcements from Britain could not reach the fortress at Quebec. Hence, the building of the defensive rail line, following Major Robinsons Path, a much overlooked facet of the railways history. ---Built for War: Canadas Intercolonial Railway tells…
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Built for War Canada's Intercolonial Railway ISBN 13: 9781897190012
ISBN 10: 1897190018
Hardcover; Pickering, Ontario: D C Books/D C A D Enterprises, August 5, 2005; ISBN-13: 978-1897190012
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Built for War: Canada's Intercolonial Railway - Major ( William ) Robinson's Route to Protect Canadian Sovereignty
by Underwood, Jay
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