Chronicles of Canada Volume 32 - The Railway Builders: A Chronicle of Overland Highways: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Chronicles of Canada Volume 32 - The Railway Builders: A Chronicle of Overland Highways, credited to Oscar D. Skelton, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Chronicles of Canada Volume 32 - The Railway Builders: A Chronicle of Overland Highways by Oscar D. Skelton. Read in English by Scott Foster; Doug Sheppard; Maria Kasper 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

Recording facts

• Recording title: Chronicles of Canada Volume 32 - The Railway Builders: A Chronicle of Overland Highways
• Author credits: Oscar D. Skelton
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 15
• Listed recording duration: 5:06:45

Catalogue topics

• history
• Canadian History
• Canada
• trains
• railroads

Track guide

1. 01 - The Coming of the Railway — 12:22
2. 02 - Early Travel in Canada — 14:32
3. 03 - The Call for the Railway — 9:20
4. 04 - The Canadian Beginnings — 17:30
5. 05 - The Grand Trunk Era, Part 1 — 26:20
6. 06 - The Grand Trunk Era, Part 2 — 27:01
7. 07 - The Intercolonial — 20:18
8. 08 - The Canadian Pacific -- Beginnings — 32:59
9. 09 - Building the Canadian Pacific, Part 1 — 26:15
10. 10 - Building the Canadian Pacific, Part 2 — 27:01
11. 11 - The Era of Amalgamation — 16:00
12. 12 - The Canadian Northern — 21:10
13. 13 - The Expansion of the Grand Trunk — 25:33
14. 14 - Sundry Developments — 21:18
15. 15 - Some General Questions — 9:06

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