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Title: |
Wires in the Wilderness |
| Sub-title: |
The Story of the Yukon Telegraph |
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| By (author): |
Bill Miller |
| ISBN10-13: |
189438458X : 9781894384582 |
| Illustrations: |
b/w photos |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
228x152x22mm |
| Pages: |
336 |
| Weight: |
.396 Kg. |
| Published: |
Heritage Group Distribution Ltd (CA) - May 2004 |
| List Price: |
10.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
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| Subjects: |
History of other lands : Social & cultural history : Postal & telecommunications industries : History of engineering & technology : Travel & holiday : Canada |
| This is the tale of how Canada's high northern wilderness was brought into civilization's fold through a frail network of wires laboriously strung between poles and trees for hundreds of desolate miles. The Yukon Telegraph started in 1897, when gold was discovered in the Yukon and the government needed a faster way to communicate with its remote northern territory. The isolated residents, too, wanted a more reliable connection with the outside world. Bill Miller takes readers from the line's conception in 1899 to its abandonment in 1952 through to its status today and its potential for future generations, focusing on the colourful people who lived and worked in the area. His account, enhanced by extensive research and engaging storytelling, reveals a fascinating fragment of Canada's rich history. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Eyes on the Yukon; Bennett City to Dawson City, 1899; The First Winter, 1899-1900; The First Winter, 1899-1900; Routes Through the Wilderness; The Stikine-Teslin Route; The "All-Canadian" Line: Quesnel to Atlin, 1900; Completion of the "All-Canadian" Telegraph, 1901; The Early Years: Discontent and Description; Life on the Telegraph Line; Superintendent Phelan and Operator Lawrence; The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway; Gunanoot, Airplanes and Floods; The Wireless Experiment, 1925; Transition: From Telegraph Line to Telegraph Trail; Women Hikers in the 1920s and 1930s; Literate Linemen; The Second World War and the Alaska Highway; Abandoned: 1936-52; The Telegraph Trail After 1952; Index. |
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