How Banff National Park Became a Hydro-Electric Storage Reservoir (New)
The narrative delves into the impact of early 20th-century electricity demands on Banff National Park, highlighting the interplay between energy needs and conservation efforts. It offers insights into Alberta's history while prompting contemporary conservationists and energy researchers to reflect on the balance between development and environmental preservation.
Set against the backdrop of High Victorian Toronto, the narrative explores the clash between wealthy railway magnates and local citizens over Sunday streetcar operations, which many viewed as a violation of the Sabbath. Amidst this conflict, the burgeoning bicycle craze emerges, with the Methodist Bicycle Company capitalizing on the newfound enthusiasm for cycling. The story delves into the political dynamics and social tensions of the era, highlighting the interplay between commerce, community values, and changing leisure activities.
Lively, compact, and highly readable, this bestselling history offers a fascinating overview of the Canadian landscape and its people. From the earliest human inhabitants of North America who learned to thrive in challenging physical environments to the French and British invaders whoestablished colonies across a vast continent to the influential individuals who have shaped Canada's social and political orders since Confederation, Nelles describes a dynamic country that is constantly changing, adjusting, and redefining itself. Revised to cover recent developments and issues ofongoing concern, the third edition is an indispensable introduction to the nation that is Canada today and a perfect companion to celebrations of Canada's 150th anniversary.