TRAINS OF RECOLLECTION - Hanna

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This item represents the hardcover book" Trains of Recollection ...Drawn from Fifty Years of Railway Service in Scotland and Canada, and told to Arthur Hawkes" by D.B. HannaThis book is an autobiography of David Blyth Hanna (1858-1938), as told by him to Arthur Hawkes. (Hawkes served for several years as the Superintendent of Publicity for the Canadian Northern Railway) Hanna was born in Scotland, and at age 14, he began selling tickets for the Glasgow, Barrhead and Kilmarnock Railway. Ten years later in 1882, he emigrated to Canada to assume a position with the Grand Trunk Railway and to begin forty years of railroading in Canada. In 1896, he was hired by William Mackenzie and Donald Mann, the promoters of the Canadian Northern Railway, as Superintendent of the Lake Manitoba Railway and Canal Co. In 1902, Hanna was named as third vice president of the Canadian Northern, a postion he held for 15 years. After the Canadian government acquired the Canadian Northern in 1917, he was elected president of the company and subsequently became the first president of the Canadian National Railways when it was formed. He retired in 1922. A fascinating first-hand account of Canadian railroading during its third era of great expansion. The book has 340 pages, is approximately 6" x 9" in size, has blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on the spine, and was published by The Macmillan Company of Canada in 1924. It includes of portraits Hanna and five other prominent Canadian railway figures. The table of contents is as follows: Suggesting a typically Presbyterian background of Scottish migration to Canada Sketching early years of service at country and city stations near the Clyde Recalling Van Horne and the Canadian Pacific challenge to the Grand Trunk Reviewing vanishing practices, including ticket scalping and fast freight lines Portraying scantily the lives of a poor prairie line and a beloved prairie town Remembering when farming in the West was misunderstood and land could not be sold Telling how Manitoba struggled through an era of expansion and the war of Fort Whyte Recording the first encounter of Mackenzie and Mann, with mules for a stake Beginning the story of the Canadian Northern as a pioneer line with a staff of thirteen Describing meetings of a traffic manager with Sioux Indians and sudden millionaires Indicating several considerations which made Toronto the centre of a Transcontinental system Offering explanations why luxurious ease does not distinguish living in a private car Recounting midwinter episodes of location and operation in empty country Reciting events, the Great War being chief, which destroyed the Canadian Northern Speaking some truth about the difficulty of operating a railway for the nation Narrating several occurrences which made huge Canadian National deficits inevitable Shedding sidelights on unities of Canadian railway management during the War The book is in good used condition. A small piece, approximately the size of a finger tip, has been torn off the side of the introduction page, without any loss of text, and t are two small tears to the edge of that page. The cover has some shelf wear and the corners have been bumped. A scarce title that is difficult to locate in any condition. Shipping and Other Information Domestic shipping via media mail is $3.50 Insurance is at buyer's option and is charged at the respective USPS rate Seller charges the 6% PA sales tax for items shipped to PA Seller is not responsible for damage or loss of unisured items Money back guarantee if not fully satisfied (less shipping costs) Reduced shipping charges for multiple purchases The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. read more

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