National Treasure: The History of Trans Canada Airlines

by Peter Pigott

Book Overview

Before the birth of Trans Canada Airlines (TCA) in 1937, Canada was one of the very few countries of the world that had no organized air service connecting its principal cities. In 1936, many of the one million people who travelled on scheduled flights in the United States were Canadian citizens who needed to travel south of the border to reach destinations in Canada. C.D. Howe, Minister of Transport in Prime Minister Mackenzie King's cabinet, was...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550172689
• ISBN13: 9781550172683
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Harbour Publishing
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 2.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"