A reading from Peter Unwin's book Hard Surface: In Search of the Canadian Road, which focuses on the role of the road in Canadian history and the Canadian psyche. From YouTube.
Author C.W. GILCHRIST
Links to Other Sites
Frontier to Freeway
An illustrated history of the development of trails, roads, and highways in British Columbia. From the website for the Government of British Columbia.
Trans-Canada Highway: Bridging the Distance
A CBC Archives feature about the construction of the Trans-Canada Highway.
A Road for Canada
A synopsis and excerpts from the book "A Road for Canada," which traces the history of the Trans-Canada Highway. From publishers Stanton Atkins & Dosil.
Hard Surface: In Search of the Canadian Road
A reading from Peter Unwin's book "Hard Surface: In Search of the Canadian Road", which focuses on the role of the road in Canadian history and the Canadian psyche. From YouTube.
The Trans-Canada Highway
A brief history of the Trans-Canada Highway from Transport Canada.
Trans-Canada Highway
An article about federal-provincial negotiations concerning the financing of the Trans-Canada Highway. From The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan.
Rogers Pass National Historic Site of Canada
The Parks Canada website for the Rogers Pass National Historic Site of Canada.


Shawnadithit grew anxious waiting for her uncle, Longnon, to return to camp at the junction of Badger Brook and the Exploits River, deep in the wilds of Newfoundland...
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