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The River Barons
Montreal businessmen and the growth of industry and transportation 1837–53
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English
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1977
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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
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Gerald Tulchinsky :
Gerald Tulchinsky is an emeritus professor in the Department of Queen’s University. He is also the author of Canada’s Jews and a winner of both the J.I. Segal Award and the Toronto Jewish Book Award.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface
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THE RIVER BARONS: MONTREAL BUSINESSMEN AND THE GROWTH OF INDUSTRY AND TRANSPORTATION 1837-53
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1. Introduction
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2. The business community: the pattern of involvement
9 - PART ONE. SHIPPING
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3. Montreal forwarding firms on the upper St Lawrence
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4. Shipping on the middle St Lawrence and Richelieu rivers
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5. Ocean shipping and trade
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6. John Young, Hugh Allan, and the advent of ocean steamshipping
88 - PART TWO. RAILWAYS
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7. The Champlain and St Lawrence: Montreal's pioneer railway
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8. The St Lawrence and Atlantic Railway: the first stage 1844-6
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9. The completion of the St Lawrence and Atlantic 1846-53
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10. Western railway projects and rivalries 1846-53
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11. The Montreal and New York Railway 1849-53
187 - PART THREE. INDUSTRY
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12. The rise of Montreal as a manufacturing centre
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13. Conclusion
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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December 15, 1977
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9781487575021
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324
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College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
