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Coast To Coast

Coast To Coast

By: Craig Baird
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 In this podcast, I will be looking at the history of the construction of the Trans-Continental Railway in Canada, from the people and places who helped make it happen along the way. 

Top to bottom, it will cover everything about the amazing accomplishment by a young country.

Don't forget to subscribe to my other podcasts, Canadian History Ehx, From John to Justin and Canada's Great War. Copyright Craig Baird World
Episodes
  • Canada A Yearly Journey: 1867

    Canada A Yearly Journey: 1867
    Jul 4 2022
    I've launched a new podcast called Canada: A Yearly Journey, which will look at every year in Canada's history, beginning with 1867.
    The first episode dropped last week, with 1868 coming Thursday.

    Episodes release every Thursday.
    Find it on all your podcast platforms.
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    20 mins
  • The Last Spike

    The Last Spike
    Oct 7 2021
    On Nov 7, 1885 at 9:22 a.m., the official last spike was hammered in at a spot in the Eagle Pass by Sir Donald Smith. With that, the 14 year odyssey of the construction of the transcontinental railway had come to an end. What is the story behind that famous photo though? What happened before, and what happened after? Today, the last episode of Coast to Coast Support: www.patreon.com/canadaehx Donate: www.canadaehx.com E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/craigbaird Instagram: @Bairdo37 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx
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    14 mins
  • The Lives Of Workers

    The Lives Of Workers
    Oct 3 2021
    From extreme loneliness, to the ever present danger of injury or death, the lives of workers was not an easy one. Alcohol was always around, medical care was barebones at best and living conditions were filthy and cramped.  It was not an easy life but for many, it was the means towards a better life. Support: www.patreon.com/canadaehx Donate: www.canadaehx.com E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/craigbaird Instagram: @Bairdo37 YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx
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    20 mins
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