A ribbon of shining steel : the railway diary of Kate Cameron
Titre
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A ribbon of shining steel : the railway diary of Kate Cameron
Julie, Lawson
Sommaire
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Set in 1882 in Yale, the British Columbia boomtown that became headquarters of the CPR's Pacific Section, A Ribbon of Shining Steel is steeped in rail history. Kate's father is the engineer responsible for building the Pacific Section's treacherous bridges, and his family lives in constant fear that he will end up in Yale's "accident hospital, " another casualty of the blasting. Kate's own enthusiasm for the national railway leads her to record many of its milestones in her diary. Her compassion, moreover, for the thousands of rail workers brought over from China results in a poignant portrayal of the wretched living conditions and cruel racism to which these Chinese labourers were subjected.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2002
Dear Canada
Description matérielle
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204 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cm
3-8
Informations sur le programme
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Accelerated Reader MG 5.8 6.0 63233
Vedette-matière - nom collectif
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Canadian Pacific Railway Company -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Terme de vedette-matière
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Frontier and pioneer life -- British Columbia -- Fiction.
Railroads -- British Columbia -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Terme géographique
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Yale (B.C.) -- Fiction.
Genre
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Historical fiction.
Social. 5.2 local
Social Studies---Study and teaching---Grade 5 local
Résumé
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Set in 1882 in Yale, the British Columbia boomtown that became headquarters of the CPR's Pacific Section, A Ribbon of Shining Steel is steeped in rail history. Kate's father is the engineer responsible for building the Pacific Section's treacherous bridges, and his family lives in constant fear that he will end up in Yale's "accident hospital, " another casualty of the blasting. Kate's own enthusiasm for the national railway leads her to record many of its milestones in her diary. Her compassion, moreover, for the thousands of rail workers brought over from China results in a poignant portrayal of the wretched living conditions and cruel racism to which these Chinese labourers were subjected.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9780439988483
Informations de publication
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Markham, Ont. : Scholastic Canada, [2002]
©2002
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