Publisher's Synopsis
The Chronicles of Canada was a Canadian literary landmark. First published in 1914, it was a series of thirty-two, short, concise, freshly-written historical narratives for the lay person. It was designed to set forth, with historical continuity, the principal events and movements in Canada-from the Norse Voyages to the Railway Builders-and it quickly became a classic. Fireship Press is proud to bring this outstanding work-all 32 books combined into a nine volume set-back into print. IN VOLUME IX OUR FIRST NATIONAL HIGHWAYS - Part I All Afloat: A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways by William Wood - Part II The Railway Builders: A Chronicle of Overland Highways by Oscar D. Skelton.
