Gratuit avec l'essai de 30 jours
-
Dominion
- The Railway and the Rise of Canada
- Narrateur(s): Wayne Ward
- Durée: 12 h et 4 min
Échec de l'ajout au panier.
Échec de l'ajout à la liste d'envies.
Échec de la suppression de la liste d’envies.
Échec du suivi du balado
Ne plus suivre le balado a échoué
Acheter pour 34,24 $
Aucun mode de paiement valide enregistré.
Nous sommes désolés. Nous ne pouvons vendre ce titre avec ce mode de paiement
Description
A thrilling new account of the engineering triumph that created a nation
In The Company, his bestselling work of revisionist history, Stephen R. Bown told the dramatic, adventurous and bloody tale of Canada's origins in the fur trade. With Dominion he continues the nation's creation story with an equally gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
In the late 19th century, demand for fur was in sharp decline. This could have spelled economic disaster for the venerable Hudson's Bay Company. But an idea emerged in political and business circles in Ottawa and Montreal to connect the disparate British colonies into a single entity that would stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific. With over 3,000 kilometres of track, much of it driven through wildly inhospitable terrain, the CPR would be the longest railway in the world and the most difficult to build. Its construction was the defining event of its era and a catalyst for powerful global forces.
The times were marked by greed, hubris, blatant empire building, oppression, corruption and theft. They were good for some, hard for most, disastrous for others. The CPR enabled a new country, but it came at a terrible price.
Stephen R. Bown again widens our view of the past to include the adventures and hardships of explorers and surveyors, the resistance of Indigenous peoples, and the terrific and horrific work of many thousands of labourers. His vivid portrayal of the powerful forces that were moulding the world in the late 19th century provides a revelatory new picture of modern Canada's creation as an independent state.
Vous pourriez aussi aimer...
-
The Company
- The Rise and Fall of the Hudson’s Bay Empire
- Auteur(s): Stephen R. Bown
- Narrateur(s): Traber Burns
- Durée: 16 h et 5 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
The Hudson’s Bay Company started out small in 1670, trading practical manufactured goods for furs with the indigenous inhabitants of inland subarctic Canada. Controlled by a handful of English aristocrats, it expanded into a powerful political force that ruled the lives of many thousands of people - from the lowlands south and west of Hudson Bay, to the tundra, the great plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the Pacific Northwest.
-
-
Disappointing
- Écrit par James Edwards le 2022-02-22
Auteur(s): Stephen R. Bown
-
The Duel
- Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada
- Auteur(s): John Ibbitson
- Narrateur(s): Robin Wilcock
- Durée: 17 h et 43 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
John Diefenbaker has been unfairly treated by history. Although he wrestled with personal demons, his governments launched major reforms in public health care, law reform and immigration. On his watch, First Nations on reserve obtained the right to vote and the federal government began to open up the North. He established Canada as a leader in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and took the first steps in making Canada a leader in the fight against nuclear proliferation. And Diefenbaker’s Bill of Rights laid the groundwork for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
-
-
great narration, eaat to listen and instructive
- Écrit par crow le 2024-05-01
Auteur(s): John Ibbitson
-
Merchant Kings
- When Companies Ruled the World, 1600-1900
- Auteur(s): Stephen R. Bown
- Narrateur(s): Malcolm Hillgartner
- Durée: 9 h et 52 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
It was an era when monopoly trading companies were the unofficial agents of European expansion, controlling vast numbers of people and huge tracts of land, and taking on governmental and military functions. The leaders of these trading enterprises exercised virtually unaccountable, dictatorial political power over millions of people.
Auteur(s): Stephen R. Bown
-
Imperial Twilight
- The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age
- Auteur(s): Stephen R. Platt
- Narrateur(s): Mark Deakins
- Durée: 17 h et 50 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
As one of the most potent turning points in the country's modern history, the Opium War has since come to stand for everything that today's China seeks to put behind it. In this dramatic, epic story, award-winning historian Stephen Platt sheds new light on the early attempts by Western traders and missionaries to "open" China even as China's imperial rulers were struggling to manage their country's decline and Confucian scholars grappled with how to use foreign trade to China's advantage.
-
-
Well written but not the story I was hoping for
- Écrit par Simon le 2022-02-03
Auteur(s): Stephen R. Platt
-
The North-West Is Our Mother
- The Story of Louis Riel's People, the Metis Nation
- Auteur(s): Jean Teillet
- Narrateur(s): Jean Teillet
- Durée: 14 h et 41 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
There is a missing chapter in the narrative of Canada’s Indigenous peoples - the story of the Métis Nation, a new Indigenous people descended from both First Nations and Europeans. Their story begins in the last decade of the 18th century in the Canadian North-West. Within 20 years the Métis proclaimed themselves a nation and won their first battle. Within 40 years they were famous throughout North America for their military skills, their nomadic life and their buffalo hunts.
-
-
Fantastic historical account that all Canadians should be acquainted with.
- Écrit par Derek le 2021-08-10
Auteur(s): Jean Teillet
-
History of Canada
- A Captivating Guide to Canadian History
- Auteur(s): Captivating History
- Narrateur(s): Jay Herbert
- Durée: 3 h et 19 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
You might think you know a lot about Canada - especially if you happen to live in North America. But in truth, it’s surprising how little most of us know about Canadian history. Even though Canada is just across the border from the United States, Canada tends to get unfairly overshadowed. Nevertheless, Canada’s history is a vibrant one. This audiobook follows the threads of the many civilizations that made up Canada and their ultimate merging together to forge the rich tapestry that makes up Canada today.
-
-
What history did they even talk about?
- Écrit par Anthony le 2023-03-15
Auteur(s): Captivating History
-
The Company
- The Rise and Fall of the Hudson’s Bay Empire
- Auteur(s): Stephen R. Bown
- Narrateur(s): Traber Burns
- Durée: 16 h et 5 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
The Hudson’s Bay Company started out small in 1670, trading practical manufactured goods for furs with the indigenous inhabitants of inland subarctic Canada. Controlled by a handful of English aristocrats, it expanded into a powerful political force that ruled the lives of many thousands of people - from the lowlands south and west of Hudson Bay, to the tundra, the great plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the Pacific Northwest.
-
-
Disappointing
- Écrit par James Edwards le 2022-02-22
Auteur(s): Stephen R. Bown
-
The Duel
- Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada
- Auteur(s): John Ibbitson
- Narrateur(s): Robin Wilcock
- Durée: 17 h et 43 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
John Diefenbaker has been unfairly treated by history. Although he wrestled with personal demons, his governments launched major reforms in public health care, law reform and immigration. On his watch, First Nations on reserve obtained the right to vote and the federal government began to open up the North. He established Canada as a leader in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and took the first steps in making Canada a leader in the fight against nuclear proliferation. And Diefenbaker’s Bill of Rights laid the groundwork for the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
-
-
great narration, eaat to listen and instructive
- Écrit par crow le 2024-05-01
Auteur(s): John Ibbitson
-
Merchant Kings
- When Companies Ruled the World, 1600-1900
- Auteur(s): Stephen R. Bown
- Narrateur(s): Malcolm Hillgartner
- Durée: 9 h et 52 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
It was an era when monopoly trading companies were the unofficial agents of European expansion, controlling vast numbers of people and huge tracts of land, and taking on governmental and military functions. The leaders of these trading enterprises exercised virtually unaccountable, dictatorial political power over millions of people.
Auteur(s): Stephen R. Bown
-
Imperial Twilight
- The Opium War and the End of China's Last Golden Age
- Auteur(s): Stephen R. Platt
- Narrateur(s): Mark Deakins
- Durée: 17 h et 50 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
As one of the most potent turning points in the country's modern history, the Opium War has since come to stand for everything that today's China seeks to put behind it. In this dramatic, epic story, award-winning historian Stephen Platt sheds new light on the early attempts by Western traders and missionaries to "open" China even as China's imperial rulers were struggling to manage their country's decline and Confucian scholars grappled with how to use foreign trade to China's advantage.
-
-
Well written but not the story I was hoping for
- Écrit par Simon le 2022-02-03
Auteur(s): Stephen R. Platt
-
The North-West Is Our Mother
- The Story of Louis Riel's People, the Metis Nation
- Auteur(s): Jean Teillet
- Narrateur(s): Jean Teillet
- Durée: 14 h et 41 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
There is a missing chapter in the narrative of Canada’s Indigenous peoples - the story of the Métis Nation, a new Indigenous people descended from both First Nations and Europeans. Their story begins in the last decade of the 18th century in the Canadian North-West. Within 20 years the Métis proclaimed themselves a nation and won their first battle. Within 40 years they were famous throughout North America for their military skills, their nomadic life and their buffalo hunts.
-
-
Fantastic historical account that all Canadians should be acquainted with.
- Écrit par Derek le 2021-08-10
Auteur(s): Jean Teillet
-
History of Canada
- A Captivating Guide to Canadian History
- Auteur(s): Captivating History
- Narrateur(s): Jay Herbert
- Durée: 3 h et 19 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
You might think you know a lot about Canada - especially if you happen to live in North America. But in truth, it’s surprising how little most of us know about Canadian history. Even though Canada is just across the border from the United States, Canada tends to get unfairly overshadowed. Nevertheless, Canada’s history is a vibrant one. This audiobook follows the threads of the many civilizations that made up Canada and their ultimate merging together to forge the rich tapestry that makes up Canada today.
-
-
What history did they even talk about?
- Écrit par Anthony le 2023-03-15
Auteur(s): Captivating History
-
Clearing the Plains
- Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Indigenous Life
- Auteur(s): James Daschuk, Elizabeth A. Fenn - foreword, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair
- Narrateur(s): J.D. Nicholsen
- Durée: 21 h et 17 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
In arresting, but harrowing, prose, James Daschuk examines the roles that Old World diseases, climate, and, most disturbingly, Canadian politics—the politics of ethnocide—played in the deaths and subjugation of thousands of Indigenous people in the realization of Sir John A. Macdonald’s “National Dream.” It was a dream that came at great expense: the present disparity in health and economic well-being between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations, and the lingering racism and misunderstanding that permeates the national consciousness to this day.
-
-
must read for all canadians
- Écrit par Bren H le 2023-01-16
Auteur(s): James Daschuk, Autres
-
Madness, Betrayal and the Lash
- The Epic Voyage of Captain George Vancouver
- Auteur(s): Stephen R. Bown
- Narrateur(s): Joe Barrett
- Durée: 9 h et 8 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
From 1792 to 1795, George Vancouver sailed the Pacific as the captain of his own expedition and as an agent of imperial ambition. To map a place is to control it, and Britain had its eyes on America's Pacific coast. And map it Vancouver did. His voyage was one of history's greatest feats of maritime daring, discovery, and diplomacy, and his marine survey of Hawaii and the Pacific coast was at its time the most comprehensive ever undertaken.
Auteur(s): Stephen R. Bown
-
Bush Runner
- The Adventures of Pierre-Esprit Radisson
- Auteur(s): Mark Bourrie
- Narrateur(s): Jeff Burling
- Durée: 12 h et 7 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
Sourced from Pierre-Esprit Radisson’s journals, which are the best firsthand accounts of 17th-century Canada, Bush Runner tells the extraordinary true story of this protean 17th-century figure, a man more trading partner than colonizer, a peddler of goods and not worldview - and with it offers a fresh perspective on the world in which he lived.
-
-
So disappointed.
- Écrit par Mary Louise Colquhoun le 2020-02-08
Auteur(s): Mark Bourrie
-
Farther Than Any Man
- The Rise and Fall of Captain James Cook
- Auteur(s): Martin Dugard
- Narrateur(s): Jack Chekijian
- Durée: 11 h et 22 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
In the annals of seafaring and exploration, there is one name that immediately evokes visions of the open ocean, billowing sails, visiting strange, exotic lands previously uncharted, and civilizations never before encountered - Captain James Cook. Full of realistic action, lush descriptions of places and events, and fascinating historical characters such as King George III and the soon-to-be-notorious Master William Bligh, Dugard's gripping account of the life and death of Captain James Cook is a thrilling story of a discoverer hell-bent on going farther than any man.
-
-
Farther then any man
- Écrit par Utilisateur anonyme le 2022-05-10
Auteur(s): Martin Dugard
-
Where the Falcon Flies
- A 3,400 Kilometre Odyssey from My Doorstep to the Arctic
- Auteur(s): Adam Shoalts
- Narrateur(s): Adam Shoalts
- Durée: 10 h et 19 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
Looking out his porch window one spring morning, Adam Shoalts spotted a majestic peregrine falcon flying across the neighbouring fields near Lake Erie. Each spring, falcons migrate from southernmost Canada to remote arctic mountains. Grabbing his backpack and canoe, Shoalts resolved to follow the falcon’s route north on an astonishing 3,400-kilometre journey to the Arctic.
-
-
Pretty boring
- Écrit par J778 le 2024-09-19
Auteur(s): Adam Shoalts
-
The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- Auteur(s): Hampton Sides
- Narrateur(s): Peter Noble
- Durée: 15 h et 41 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in his ship the HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach on the island of Hawaii, Cook was killed in a conflict with native Hawaiians. How did Cook, who was unique among captains for his respect for Indigenous peoples and cultures, come to that fatal moment? Hampton Sides’ bravura account of Cook’s last journey both wrestles with Cook’s legacy and provides a thrilling narrative of the titanic efforts and continual danger that characterized exploration.
-
-
Great detail gathered through folklore and journals.
- Écrit par stand le 2024-09-20
Auteur(s): Hampton Sides
-
In the Kingdom of Ice
- The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
- Auteur(s): Hampton Sides
- Narrateur(s): Arthur Morey
- Durée: 17 h et 30 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
In the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: The North Pole. No one knew what existed beyond the fortress of ice rimming the northern oceans. On July 8, 1879, the USS Jeannette set sail from San Francisco to cheering crowds in the grip of "Arctic Fever." The ship sailed into uncharted seas, but soon was trapped in pack ice. Two years into the harrowing voyage, the hull was breached. Amid the rush of water and the shrieks of breaking wooden boards, the crew abandoned the ship.
-
-
Not written by a lover of artic exploration
- Écrit par Alexander Turner le 2020-01-09
Auteur(s): Hampton Sides
-
Madhouse at the End of the Earth
- The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
- Auteur(s): Julian Sancton
- Narrateur(s): Vikas Adam
- Durée: 13 h et 28 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expedition aboard the good ship Belgica with dreams of glory. His destination was the uncharted end of the earth: the icy continent of Antarctica. But de Gerlache’s plans to be first to the magnetic South Pole would swiftly go awry. After a series of costly setbacks, the commandant faced two bad options: turn back in defeat and spare his men the devastating Antarctic winter, or recklessly chase fame by sailing deeper into the freezing waters.
-
-
One of the best of this genre!
- Écrit par Nicholas Yaremchuk le 2023-09-22
Auteur(s): Julian Sancton
-
Disappointment River
- Finding and Losing the Northwest Passage
- Auteur(s): Brian Castner
- Narrateur(s): Brian Castner
- Durée: 12 h et 6 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
Disappointment River is a dual historical narrative and travel memoir that at once transports listeners back to the heroic age of North American exploration and places them in a still rugged but increasingly fragile Arctic wilderness in the process of profound alteration by the dual forces of energy extraction and climate change.
-
-
The up's and downs of the unknown
- Écrit par Alex White le 2024-03-29
Auteur(s): Brian Castner
-
The Mad Trapper
- The Incredible Tale of a Famous Canadian Manhunt (Amazing Stories)
- Auteur(s): Helena Katz
- Narrateur(s): Charles Huddleston
- Durée: 2 h et 51 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
This is the incredible story of Canada's largest manhunt. Hundreds of men spent seven weeks tracking the elusive Albert Johnson for 240 kilometers across the frozen North. He was eventually caught and killed, but the identity of Albert Johnson, the Mad Trapper of Rat River, remains a mystery to this day.
-
-
Great Story!
- Écrit par Utilisateur anonyme le 2024-03-02
Auteur(s): Helena Katz
-
1494
- How a Family Feud in Medieval Spain Divided the World in Half
- Auteur(s): Stephen R. Bown
- Narrateur(s): Paul Heitsch
- Durée: 10 h et 12 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
When Columbus triumphantly returned from America to Spain in 1493, his discoveries inflamed an already smoldering conflict between Spain's renowned monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, and Portugal's João II. Which nation was to control the world's oceans? To quell the argument, Pope Alexander VI issued a proclamation laying the foundation for the Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494, an edict that created an imaginary line in the Atlantic Ocean dividing the entire known (and unknown) world between Spain and Portugal.
Auteur(s): Stephen R. Bown
-
The Floor of Heaven
- A True Tale of the Last Frontier and the Yukon Gold Rush
- Auteur(s): Howard Blum
- Narrateur(s): John H. Mayer
- Durée: 16 h et 3 min
- Version intégrale
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
It is the last decade of the 19th century. The Wild West has been tamed and its fierce, independent and often violent larger-than-life figures – gun-toting wanderers, trappers, prospectors, Indian fighters, cowboys, and lawmen –are now victims of their own success. They are heroes who’ve outlived their usefulness.
-
-
Yukon tales
- Écrit par Janice Alcock le 2018-06-01
Auteur(s): Howard Blum
Ce que les critiques en disent
"Dominion is enlivened by vivid portraits of characters like Judge Matthew Baillie Begbie, Jerry Potts, Crowfoot and Sir William Van Horne, and it raises the kind of questions that we should all be asking today. At a time when too many writers and readers are turning away from historical non-fiction, Dominion reminds us that Canadian history is nothing to be afraid of. Bown gives us a clear picture of the winners and losers in one particularly consequential episode."—Literary Review of Canada
Ce que les auditeurs disent de Dominion
Moyenne des évaluations de clientsÉvaluations – Cliquez sur les onglets pour changer la source des évaluations.
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2024-02-17
Excellent book
I love history but I was totally lacking in historical knowledge of my own country! This book is very informative and a super easy listen. Highly recommend.
Un problème est survenu. Veuillez réessayer dans quelques minutes.
Vous avez donné votre avis sur cette évaluation.
Vous avez donné votre avis sur cette évaluation.
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
- Aydin
- 2023-12-15
A railway makes and breaks people
Love the historical perspective without the propaganda style of how some books are written about companies . This is a great true perspective of history on the railways line through Canada which destroyed some and created others wealth and happiness. If you’re a history buff and or a working tour guide this would be a great read.
Un problème est survenu. Veuillez réessayer dans quelques minutes.
Vous avez donné votre avis sur cette évaluation.
Vous avez donné votre avis sur cette évaluation.
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
- Sam
- 2023-11-10
Well done
A more rounded picture of what happened than other popular Canadian railway history books I’ve read. More history from all parts of society involved.
Un problème est survenu. Veuillez réessayer dans quelques minutes.
Vous avez donné votre avis sur cette évaluation.
Vous avez donné votre avis sur cette évaluation.
1 personne a trouvé cela utile
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
- David Selke
- 2024-03-26
Fascinating story, great story-telling, but with significant progressive moralizing
This is a Grade-A history exposition of the mid-19th century world and the clash of cultures. The author brings to life the sense of urgency Canadian politicians had to build a cross-cultural railway and introduced fascinating characters which brought tremendous colour to the story. The tale is not just about the rich and powerful and the authors spends time highlighting the story of individuals working on the railway, and even more-so, the indigenous people who are impacted by the railway. I appreciated the authors desire to share a complete story on a controversial topic. However, the author does show significant biases in favour of one culture over another. The story is filled with blanket statements about how the Canadian politicians were inept and racist, the immigrant settlers cared nothing about the indigenous people, and how missionaries came to the West to “steal” souls. The author does explain how individuals like John, A McDonald are multi-faceted and brings to life their strengths and obvious weaknesses. But the benefit of the doubt was rarely given to a politician, railway financier, settler or missionary. Although not necessarily a fair account, it was still an interesting listen and I’ve recommended it to others.
Un problème est survenu. Veuillez réessayer dans quelques minutes.
Vous avez donné votre avis sur cette évaluation.
Vous avez donné votre avis sur cette évaluation.
1 personne a trouvé cela utile
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
- Faron Kera
- 2023-11-09
A great listen!
I really enjoyed this book. I found it to be an unbiased retelling of Canadian history from many views. I’ve traveled through the roads beside the CP Railway and often wondered how they built it over 100 years ago. This book highlights the numerous struggles to get the railway built and the mistakes and triumphs along the way.
My heart broke for the many retold experiences of people who endured the conditions and prejudices of this time frame.
I will definitely read more from this author! Also I would gladly listen to this book again!
Un problème est survenu. Veuillez réessayer dans quelques minutes.
Vous avez donné votre avis sur cette évaluation.
Vous avez donné votre avis sur cette évaluation.
-
Au global
-
Performance
-
Histoire
- Amazon Customer
- 2024-08-30
Writing and presentation compares poorly to The Company.
Great disappointment. Really enjoyed his previous work The Company and the reading of it was also well done. Particularly enjoyed his extremely well researched and balanced examination of the range of critical dynamics that existed and evolved between and among the Indigenous, Métis and Europeans. The Dominion, on the other hand, was a great disappointment , both for its unbalanced hyper ‘woke’ thematic focus and for the really poor quality of the narration. The speaker’s voice has an oddly tremulous quality, the irritating effect of which is exacerbated by his habit of allowing his pitch to frequently drop into inaudibility, forcing the listener to crank up the volume and and then turn it down moments later when the speaker decides to indulge in a loud theatrical surge of intensity when reading a quote from someone’s journal. I had to stop listening after about 30 minutes, which angered me as a big Audible customer and upset me as a big fan of The Company.
Un problème est survenu. Veuillez réessayer dans quelques minutes.
Vous avez donné votre avis sur cette évaluation.
Vous avez donné votre avis sur cette évaluation.