The Role of Transportation in Canadian Immigration, 1900-2000
Name/Title
The Role of Transportation in Canadian Immigration, 1900-2000Entry/Object ID
2022.87.01Tags
Canadian History, Immigration, Railway History, Social History, Canadian Pacific, Canadian National, SteamshipsScope and Content
Book discussing the history and role of transportation service for Canadian Immigration between the years 1900 and 2000.Context
The book discusses how the transportation industries impacted immigration in Canada. This is in both the literal sense of offering the immigrants transportation as well as the jobs created by transportation industries. Jobs created by the transportation industries also were desired by immigrants such as track laying and other jobs provided by the railway industries. The book is broken down into chapters. They are as follows: 1. Across by Boat, Overland by Train: - Early Immigration Campaigns - On the West Coast - Canadian Transportation Interests - Train Travel - Pier 21: The Front Door to Canada 2. The Jetliner Replaces the Ocean Liner: - The Evolution of Air Travel - Aviation Developments in the 1920s and 1930s - Airport Development and Ownership - Trans-Canada Air Lines and Canadian Pacific Airways - The Growing Popularity of Air Travel - Developing Airlift Expertise 3. Toward A New Era: A Transition Period in Transportation and Policy - The Postwar Era - The 1950s and 1960s - New Trends: 1975-2000 - Airport Developments: Future Challenges in the Global VillageCollection
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