| The Golden Dream: A History of the St. Lawrence Seaway Contributor(s): Stagg, Ronald (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550028871 ISBN-13: 9781550028874 Publisher: Dundurn Group OUR PRICE: $31.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2010 Annotation: In the early twentieth century a movement flourished in the mid-western states bordering the Great Lakes, championing the St. Lawrence route as the answer to easily transporting goods in and out the centre of the contintent. Internal rivalries in the United States and in Canada held back the project for fifty years, until Canada suddenly decided to build a seaway alone, pressuring the American Congress to cooperate. The building of the Seaway, and its completion in 1959, involved boty engineering on an unprecedented scale and significant human dislocation. During construction, communities along the Great Lakes planned for increased prosperity, but changes in transportation, aging infrastructure and environmental problems have meant that 'the Golden Dream' has not been fully realized, even today. This popular history chronicles the rise of one of the great engineering projects in Canadian history and its controversial impact on the people living along the St. Lawrence River. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) - History | United States - 20th Century - History | United States - 21st Century |
| Dewey: 386.509 |
| LCCN: 2010398932 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.45 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the early twentieth century a movement flourished in the Midwestern states bordering the Great Lakes to champion the St. Lawrence route as the answer to easily transporting goods in and out of the centre of the continent. Internal rivalries in the United States and Canada held back the project for fifty years until Canada suddenly decided to build a seaway alone, pressuring the American Congress to co-operate. The building of the Seaway and its completion in 1959, involved engineering on an unprecedented scale and significant human dislocation. During construction, communities along the Great Lakes planned for increased prosperity, but changes in transportation, aging infrastructure, and environmental problems have mean that the Golden Dream has not been fully realized, even today. This popular history chronicles the rise of one of the great engineering projects in Canadian history and its controversial impact on the people living along the St. Lawrence River. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stagg, Ronald: - Ronald Stagg has taught at Ryerson University for over thirty years, specializing in Canadian history. He has written on subjects ranging from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century and served ten years as chair of Ryerson's history department. He lives in Toronto. |