Canada - Since its founding in 1881, the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) has made an indelible mark on the lives of Canadians.
 
Most commonly associated with its iconic railway, at its height CP also ran hotels, steamships, an airline, and had myriad involvements in immigration, irrigation, resource development, war contributions, and international trade.
 
It has been said that no other single corporation has shaped Canadian national identity as much as CP.
 
"Railway Nation Tales of Canadian Pacific" is a compilation of more than fifty thrilling and historically significant stories based on colourful anecdotes and archival sources dating back to the company's golden era.
 
From the construction of the ground-breaking Spiral Tunnels on what was previously the most dangerous and accident prone stretch of railway track in the Rockies, to the CP manufactured Valentine tanks that helped the Soviet Union fight off the Nazis in World War II, to the long and frustrating struggle of CP stewardesses fighting against sexist employment policies, this lively and nuanced portrait of an iconic company is illustrated with fascinating archival photography and will be an essential addition to any Canadian railway history buff's library.

David Laurence Jones.
 
2020
 
Heritage House.
 
Paperback.
 
304 pages, $29.65  Amazon
 
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