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Dominion

The Railway and the Rise of Canada

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Dominion

Auteur(s): Stephen Bown
Narrateur(s): Wayne Ward
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 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. Amériques Canada Ingénierie

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"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
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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.

Excellent book

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Very factual yet human story of what was frankly, an absurd engineering challenge to cross Canada with a railroad. A story of staggering accomplishment underpinned by massive human suffering, exploitation, corruption, and opportunism. Well narrated and informative.

How the (Canadian) West was Won

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There is a historical inaccuracy. Beginning of chapter 6, says in April 1866 a steamship had been sent from New York via the Panama Canal to San Francisco. In 1866 Panama Canal is still 50 years from being completed.

Chapter 6

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This book started slow but then pulled me into the world of Canada at its formation. Every Canadian would benefit from this listen.

Excellent History Lesson

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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.

A railway makes and breaks people

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