The river barons : Montreal businessmen and the growth of industry and transportation, 1837-53 /

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In this excursion into business and urban history, Professor Tulchinsky amplifies from a modern perspective the pioneering work of Creighton, Tucker, and Cooper.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tulchinsky, Gerald, 1933- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [1977]
Temas:
Businessmen > Québec (Province) > Montréal > History.
Industries > Québec (Province) > Montréal > History.
Railroads > Canada > History.
Shipping > Canada > History.
Hommes d'affaires > Québec (Province) > Montréal > Histoire.
Industrie > Québec (Province) > Montréal > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economic History.
Shipping.
Railroads.
Industries.
Businessmen.
Québec > Montréal.
Canada.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The business community: the pattern of involvement; PART ONE / SHIPPING; 3 Montreal forwarding firms on the upper St Lawrence; 4 Shipping on the middle St Lawrence and Richelieu rivers; 5 Ocean shipping and trade; 6 John Young, Hugh Allan, and the advent of ocean steamshipping; PART TWO / RAILWAYS; 7 The Champlain and St Lawrence: Montreal's pioneer railway; 8 The St Lawrence and Atlantic Railway: the first stage 1844-6; 9 The completion of the St Lawrence and Atlantic 1846-53; 10 Western railway projects and rivalries 1846-53
  • 11 The Montreal and New York Railway 1849-53PART THREE / INDUSTRY; 12 The rise of Montreal as a manufacturing centre; 13 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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