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Building Canada tells the story of the public works that helped to transform Canada from wilderness to a modern country.

Title Building Canada : a history of public works / sponsored by the Canadian Public Works Association
Norman R. Ball, senior editor.
Publisher Toronto, [Ontario]
Buffalo, [New York]
London, [England] : University of Toronto Press
Creation Date 1991
Notes Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In English.
Content Contents -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Bridges -- Roads, Streets, and Highways -- Urban Mass Transit -- Railways -- Waterways -- Irrigation and Flood Control -- Electricity -- Water-Supply -- Sewerage -- Solid Waste -- Public Buildings -- Airports -- Building Cities -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y
Extent 1 online resource (353 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©1988
National Library system number 997010703458005171
MARC RECORDS
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