British Columbia by the road : car culture and the making of a modern landscape
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- ISBN: 9780774834186 (hardcover) :
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xii, 309 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm - Publisher: Vancouver ; UBC Press, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-297) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: automobility and the making of new kinds of experience -- Route A: a drive through nature -- 1. Toward a park in the Cascade Mountains -- 2. Behind the scenery in Manning Park -- 3. The politics of roads and parks in the Big Bend country -- 4. The failure of Hamber Park and the Big Bend highway -- Route B: paths to the past -- 5. Tracing the route of the Cariboo Wagon Road -- 6. Changing times and crisis amidst prosperity -- 7. On the road for the 1958 Centennial -- 8. Mixed fortunes in the BC Old Rush -- Conclusion: looking back on British Columbia by the road. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Lansdowne Library | HE 357 Z6 B817 2017 (Text) | 26040003340896 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |