Main entry:

Bradley, Ben, 1975- author.

Title & Author:

British Columbia by the road : car culture and the making of a modern landscape / Ben Bradley.

Publication:

Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2017]
©2017

Description:

xii, 309 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-297) and index.
Introduction: automobility and the making of new kinds of experience -- Route A: a drive through nature -- 1. Toward a park in the Cascade Mountains -- 2. Behind the scenery in Manning Park -- 3. The politics of roads and parks in the Big Bend country -- 4. The failure of Hamber Park and the Big Bend highway -- Route B: paths to the past -- 5. Tracing the route of the Cariboo Wagon Road -- 6. Changing times and crisis amidst prosperity -- 7. On the road for the 1958 Centennial -- 8. Mixed fortunes in the BC Old Rush -- Conclusion: looking back on British Columbia by the road.
Issued also in electronic format.

Summary:

"In British Columbia by the Road, Ben Bradley takes readers on an unprecedented journey through the history of roads, highways, and motoring in British Columbia's Interior, a remote landscape composed of plateaus and interlocking valleys, soaring mountains and treacherous passes. Challenging the idea that the automobile offered travellers the freedom of the road and a view of unadulterated nature, Bradley shows that boosters, businessmen, conservationists, and public servants manipulated what drivers and passengers could and should view from the comfort of their vehicles. Although cars and roads promised freedom, they offered drivers a curated view of the landscape that shaped the province's image in the eyes of residents and visitors alike."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780774834186 (hardcover)
0774834188 (hardcover)
9780774834193 (paperback)
0774834196 (paperback)

Subject:

Roads British Columbia History 20th century.
Transportation British Columbia History 20th century.
Automobiles British Columbia History 20th century.
Automobile travel British Columbia History 20th century.
Landscapes British Columbia History 20th century.
Routes Colombie-Britannique Histoire 20e siècle.
Transport Aspect économique Colombie-Britannique Histoire 20e siècle.
Automobiles Colombie-Britannique Histoire 20e siècle.
Voyages en automobile Colombie-Britannique Histoire 20e siècle.
Paysages Colombie-Britannique Histoire 20e siècle.
Automobile travel.
Automobiles.
Landscapes.
Roads.
Transportation.
British Columbia History 20th century.
Colombie-Britannique Histoire 20e siècle.
British Columbia.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 295437
Call No.: BIB 241657
Status: Available