{"product_id":"passenger-and-merchant-ships-of-david-r-p-guay-9781459735552","title":"Passenger and Merchant Ships of the Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern Railways","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe untold history of the maritime branches of two giants of early-twentieth-century Canadian railroads.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and the Canadian Northern Railway, two giants of Canadian rail transportation, each operated maritime shipping ventures during the early twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumerous vessels, including sidewheel, paddlewheel, and propeller steamers, tugboats, and barges, helped to build and serve these railways. Passenger and merchant ships sailed the West Coast, the Great Lakes, and St. Lawrence River, and served Canadian and European ports, in a time when groundings, shipwrecks, and sinkings often claimed lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese same steamship lines played an important role in World War I, when Canadian vessels ferried men and war supplies. Many troopships and freighters were torpedoed, and Canadian Northern's entire transatlantic fleet was virtually obliterated. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with contemporary photographs and drawings, this book pays tribute to the maritime enterprises of two trailblazing Canadian railway greats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David R. P. Guay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459735552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459735552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 8.40w x 0.70d","brand":"David R. P. Guay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46747634434303,"sku":"9781459735552","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_99d27ebb-a824-4ea3-a29d-254dbb30e591.jpg?v=1743584289","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/passenger-and-merchant-ships-of-david-r-p-guay-9781459735552","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}