British Columbia by the Road
University of British Columbia Press (Verlag)
978-0-7748-3418-6 (ISBN)
In British Columbia by the Road, Ben Bradley takes readers on an unprecedented journey through the history of roads, highways, and motoring in British Columbia’s Interior, a remote landscape composed of plateaus and interlocking valleys, soaring mountains and treacherous passes.
Challenging the idea that the automobile offered travellers the freedom of the road and a view of unadulterated nature, Bradley shows that an array of interested parties – boosters, businessmen, conservationists, and public servants – manipulated what drivers and passengers could and should view from the road.
When it came to roads and highways, planners and builders had two concerns: grading or paving a way through “the wilderness” and opening pathways to new parks and historic sites. They understood that the development of a modern road network would lead to new ways of perceiving BC and its environment. Although cars and roads promised freedom, they offered drivers a curated view of the landscape that shaped the province’s image in the eyes of residents and visitors alike.
Ben Bradley is a historian of twentieth-century Canada. He is the author of articles about the history of parks, railways, and heritage sites in BC, and co-editor of Moving Natures: Mobility and the Environment in Canadian History.
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
Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.06.2017 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 56 b&w illustrations, 3 maps |
| Verlagsort | Vancouver |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 600 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Auto / Motorrad | |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7748-3418-8 / 0774834188 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7748-3418-6 / 9780774834186 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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