Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2008-04-15 Public domain in the USA. 39 Carmichael-Smyth, Robert 1799 1888 A Letter from Major Robert Carmichael-Smyth to His Friend, the Author of 'The Clockmaker' Reading ease score: 42.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, The Philatelic Digital Library Project at http://www.tpdlp.net, Anne Storer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "A Letter from Major Robert Carmichael-Smyth to His Friend, the Author of 'The Clockmaker'" by Robert Carmichael-Smyth is a historical discourse likely written in the mid-19th century. The work presents a detailed proposal advocating for the establishment of a British colonial railway system that would connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, specifically from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to the mouth of Frazer's River in British Columbia. The central theme revolves around the potential economic, social, and political benefits of such a railway, emphasizing connectivity and development within the British Empire. The opening of the letter illustrates Major Carmichael-Smyth’s reflections on a past journey with friends across the Atlantic, invoking a sense of nostalgia and camaraderie. He then transitions to a passionate argument for a railway that would not only facilitate trade and communication but also enhance Britain's colonial interests across North America. He garners historical context by highlighting past achievements in steam navigation and emphasizes the pressing need for progress, citing the rise of other nations as a motivating factor for Britain to invest in its colonies. The text sets a tone of urgency and ambition, suggesting that the proposed railway could bolster economic growth and solidify the ties between Great Britain and its North American territories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Haliburton, Thomas Chandler, 1796-1865 Railroads -- Canada Transportation -- Canada Great Britain -- Colonies -- America HE Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - British Browsing: Politics Browsing: Travel & Geography 192281 192282 2024-10-11T03:49:54.019436 2023-09-11T07:25:09.209066 text/html text/html 192913 2008-04-15T12:59:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1486439 2008-04-15T13:02:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1325320 2024-10-11T03:50:06.240404 application/epub+zip 1326840 2024-10-11T03:50:00.097382 application/epub+zip 140748 2024-10-11T03:49:56.503400 application/epub+zip 1417545 2024-10-11T03:50:09.267379 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1397307 2024-10-11T03:50:03.088393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172148 2022-09-11T13:27:08.775429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169966 169661 2024-10-11T03:49:53.526411 2023-09-11T07:25:08.805045 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 169760 2008-04-15T12:59:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 63603 2008-04-15T13:02:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 169839 2008-04-15T13:02:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 63561 2008-04-15T13:02:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22954 2024-10-11T03:50:09.403351 application/rdf+xml 25339 2024-10-11T03:49:57.057403 image/jpeg 4651 2024-10-11T03:49:56.778404 image/jpeg 1594160 2024-10-11T03:49:54.054410 application/octet-stream application/zip