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Port Newark and the Origins of Container Shipping
Price:
CA$45.95
ISBN: 9781978818712
Pub Date: October 2022
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Container shipping has changed how the whole world does business, but it was invented in New Jersey. This fascinating study reveals Port Newark's role as the birthplace of containerization, then takes us behind the scenes to meet the pilots, crews, and Coast Guard officers who help this complex global operation run smoothly.
Roads, Runways and Resistance
From the Newbury Bypass to Extinction Rebellion
Price:
CA$36.95
ISBN: 9780745340593
Pub Date: January 2021
Imprint: Pluto Press
Chronicling 30 years of public protest, government U-turns and environmental destruction, this is the story of Britain's transport policy
The Avro Arrow
For the Record
Price:
CA$29.99
ISBN: 9781459743175
Pub Date: February 2019
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Using a host of declassified government documents and photos, The Avro Arrow: For The Record explores the facts and the myths surrounding the deliberate destruction of one of Canada’s greatest technical achievements. Also included is an update on the attempts to retrieve long-lost scale models of the plane from the bottom of Lake Ontario.
Politics Across the Hudson
The Tappan Zee Megaproject
Price:
CA$44.95
ISBN: 9780813572505
Pub Date: June 2018
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Politics Across the Hudson offers a behind-the-scenes look at three decades of contentious planning for the new Tappan Zee Bridge, and includes a new epilogue and more photos, revealing valuable lessons for those trying to tackle complex public policies. Drawing on his own extensive experience in planning megaprojects, more than one hundred exclusive interviews with key figures (including three governors), and extensive research into government records, Philip Plotch tells the compelling, behind-the-scenes story of high-stakes battles between powerful players in the public, private, and civic sectors.
Whaleback Ships and the American Steel Barge Company
Price:
CA$51.95
ISBN: 9780814344767
Pub Date: May 2018
The whaleback ship reflected the experiences of its inventor, Captain Alexander McDougall, who decided in the 1880s that he could build an improved and easily towed barge cheaply by using...
Hawai‘i's Scenic Roads
Paving the Way for Tourism in the Islands
Price:
CA$52.95
ISBN: 9780824839284
Pub Date: March 2015
Imprint: University of Hawaii Press
Hawai‘i's Scenic Roads examines a century of overland transportation from the Kingdom's first constitutional government until World War II, discovering how roads in the world's most isolated archipelago...
James J. Hill's Legacy to Railway Operations
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CA$52.95
ISBN: 9780253017970
Pub Date: March 2015
Earl J. Currie examines the standards, methods, and practices for railway operations that James J. Hill developed and applied so successfully for the Great Northern and other railways companies that...
The Next Crash
How Short-Term Profit Seeking Trumps Airline Safety
Price:
CA$41.95
ISBN: 9780801452857
Pub Date: May 2014
Imprint: Cornell University Press
Amy L. Fraher offers a shocking perspective on the aviation industry by a former United Airlines pilot. Amy L. Fraher uncovers the story airline executives and government regulators would rather not tell.
A Road Taken
Price:
CA$22.95
ISBN: 9781771640671
Pub Date: May 2014
Imprint: Greystone Books
Nineteen years ago, David McLean was appointed by the prime minister of Canada to the board of directors of CN, after which he was elected chairman. McLean has been reelected each year and will retire...
Air Canada
The History
Price:
CA$35.00
ISBN: 9781459719521
Pub Date: March 2014
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Begun as a social experiment in 1937, Air Canada has evolved into one of the world's greatest airlines, an integral part of this country's social fabric. During the course of its 75-year history, the airline was privatized, fought off a hostile takeover, merged with arch-rival Canadian Airlines, and touched countless lives. This is its story.
Taking Aviation to New Heights
A Biography of Pierre Jeanniot
Price:
CA$29.95
ISBN: 9780776630465
Pub Date: November 2013
Imprint: University of Ottawa Press
A fascinating biography of Pierre Jeanniot, the man who was at the helm of Air Canada, IATA, and the aviation industry. Taking Aviation to New Heights is a compelling case study of how a business man was born and went on to achieve financial success, social status, and political sway.
Harriman vs. Hill
Wall Street's Great Railroad War
Price:
CA$41.99
ISBN: 9780816683642
Pub Date: October 2013
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
In 1901, two titans of American railroads set their sights on the Northern Pacific. The subsequent battle was unprecedented in the history of American enterprise, pitting not only James J. Hill against Edward Harriman but also Big Oil against Big Steel and J. P. Morgan against the Rockefellers, with a supporting cast of enough wealthy investors to fill the Waldorf Astoria's ballroom.
War and Trade in Eighteenth-Century Newfoundland
Price:
CA$67.95
ISBN: 9781927869024
Pub Date: January 2013
This book offers a selection of papers by Olaf U. Janzen concerning the maritime history of eighteenth-century Newfoundland, reprinted from various publications and assembled here in chronological order....
Storms of Controversy
The Secret Avro Arrow Files Revealed
Price:
CA$26.99
ISBN: 9781554886982
Pub Date: April 2010
Imprint: Dundurn Press
The development of the Avro Arrow was a remarkable Canadian achievement. Its cancellation prompted questions that have long gone unanswered. Who was involved? Did Arrow technology find its way into the American Stealth program? In this fully revised 4th edition Campagna brings readers up-to-date on the CF-105 Arrow.
Mass Motorization and Mass Transit
An American History and Policy Analysis
Price:
CA$32.95
ISBN: 9780253221711
Pub Date: March 2010
Mass Motorization and Mass Transit examines how the United States became the world's most thoroughly motorized nation and why mass transit has been more displaced in the United States than in any other...
The Men Who Loved Trains
The Story of Men Who Battled Greed to Save an Ailing Industry
Price:
CA$39.95
ISBN: 9780253220318
Pub Date: September 2008
A saga about one of the oldest and most romantic enterprises in the land?America's railroads?The Men Who Loved Trains introduces some of the most dynamic businessmen in America. Here are the chieftains...
Port Newark and the Origins of Container Shipping
CA$45.95
ISBN: 9781978818712
Pub Date: October 2022
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Roads, Runways and Resistance
From the Newbury Bypass to Extinction Rebellion
CA$36.95
ISBN: 9780745340593
Pub Date: January 2021
Imprint: Pluto Press
Chronicling 30 years of public protest, government U-turns and environmental destruction, this is the story of Britain's transport policy
The Avro Arrow
For the Record
CA$29.99
ISBN: 9781459743175
Pub Date: February 2019
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Politics Across the Hudson
The Tappan Zee Megaproject
CA$44.95
ISBN: 9780813572505
Pub Date: June 2018
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Whaleback Ships and the American Steel Barge Company
CA$51.95
ISBN: 9780814344767
Pub Date: May 2018
Hawai‘i's Scenic Roads
Paving the Way for Tourism in the Islands
CA$52.95
ISBN: 9780824839284
Pub Date: March 2015
Imprint: University of Hawaii Press
James J. Hill's Legacy to Railway Operations
CA$52.95
ISBN: 9780253017970
Pub Date: March 2015
The Next Crash
How Short-Term Profit Seeking Trumps Airline Safety
CA$41.95
ISBN: 9780801452857
Pub Date: May 2014
Imprint: Cornell University Press
Amy L. Fraher offers a shocking perspective on the aviation industry by a former United Airlines pilot. Amy L. Fraher uncovers the story airline executives and government regulators would rather not tell.
A Road Taken
CA$22.95
ISBN: 9781771640671
Pub Date: May 2014
Imprint: Greystone Books
Air Canada
The History
CA$35.00
ISBN: 9781459719521
Pub Date: March 2014
Imprint: Dundurn Press
Taking Aviation to New Heights
A Biography of Pierre Jeanniot
CA$29.95
ISBN: 9780776630465
Pub Date: November 2013
Imprint: University of Ottawa Press
Harriman vs. Hill
Wall Street's Great Railroad War
CA$41.99
ISBN: 9780816683642
Pub Date: October 2013
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
In 1901, two titans of American railroads set their sights on the Northern Pacific. The subsequent battle was unprecedented in the history of American enterprise, pitting not only James J. Hill against Edward Harriman but also Big Oil against Big Steel and J. P. Morgan against the Rockefellers, with a supporting cast of enough wealthy investors to fill the Waldorf Astoria's ballroom.
War and Trade in Eighteenth-Century Newfoundland
CA$67.95
ISBN: 9781927869024
Pub Date: January 2013
Storms of Controversy
The Secret Avro Arrow Files Revealed
CA$26.99
ISBN: 9781554886982
Pub Date: April 2010
Imprint: Dundurn Press
The development of the Avro Arrow was a remarkable Canadian achievement. Its cancellation prompted questions that have long gone unanswered. Who was involved? Did Arrow technology find its way into the American Stealth program? In this fully revised 4th edition Campagna brings readers up-to-date on the CF-105 Arrow.
Mass Motorization and Mass Transit
An American History and Policy Analysis
CA$32.95
ISBN: 9780253221711
Pub Date: March 2010
The Men Who Loved Trains
The Story of Men Who Battled Greed to Save an Ailing Industry
CA$39.95
ISBN: 9780253220318
Pub Date: September 2008