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3800 miles across Canada

J. W. C. Haldane · 1900 · Scanned text · Free in the US

95,608 words · about 6 h 42 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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About this book

Author
J. W. C. Haldane
Language
English
Published
1900
Length
95,608 words · about 6 h 42 min
Sections
5 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public domain in the United States · PD-US by publication date

 

Contents (5)

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Front matter

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THE A. H. U. COLQUHOUN o Q

3800 Miles

Contents

CHAPTEE I.

PAGE

Quebec and its Neighbourhood. — How the Author's Information was obtained — Various Classes of People interviewed— Their diversified Opinions — The Author as the ^' Happy Traveller'^ — His own treatment of People and Things — Liverpool to Quebec — Felicities of the Voyage — Sights and Scenes of Quebec — Wonderful Saguenay Chasm — How caused — Quebec Province — A curious Ship-launching Story of 1750 — Quebec City, the Originator of Atlantic Steam Navigation — Cunard Brothers' Share in the Undertaking — Royal William from Quebec to London, 1833 — Her Career as a Spanish War Steamer — Origin of Cunard Company, 1840 — Steam Navigation of to-day 1

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