A thousand blunders : the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and northern British Columbia / Frank Leonard.
"During the first two decades of the twentieth century, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway played an important role in the development of the north-central corridor of British Columbia. Running from Winnipeg via Edmonton and the Yellowhead Pass to Prince Rupert on the northwest coast, the GTP was built to challenge the primacy of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The 1,500-kilometre British Columbia line, built at great cost over some of the country's most rugged terrain, was completed in 1914. But traffic on this line fell far short of company expectations, and this contributed to the collapse of the GTP in 1919. In this book, Frank Leonard looks at the failure of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, focusing on the problems of the BC line. He calls into question traditional interpretations of the company's collapse by arguing that much of it can be attributed to 'a thousand blunders' made by senior and junior GTP managers. His research is based on the meticulous exam- ination of surviving internal company docu- ments, which provide important insights into the routine decisions that formed the basis of GTP policies."-- from publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780774805322
- ISBN: 0774805323
- Physical Description: ix, 344 pages : leaves : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia : UBC Press, [1996].
- Copyright: ©1996.
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Dissertation Note: | Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 1988. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [278]-338) and index (pages [339]-344). |
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Donation (copy 1) ; William C. Wonders ; 2008/03. |
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Prince Rupert Library | 385.065097118 Leon (Text) | 33294000852475 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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