A Letter from Major Robert Carmichael-Smyth to His Friend, the Author of 'The Clockmaker' (Registro nro. 66076)
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
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| Classification number | HE |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Carmichael-Smyth, Robert, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1800?-1888 |
| 245 12 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A Letter from Major Robert Carmichael-Smyth to His Friend, the Author of 'The Clockmaker' |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2008 |
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| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| General note | Release date is 2008-04-15 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, The Philatelic Digital<br/>Library Project at http://www.tpdlp.net, Anne Storer and<br/>the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at<br/>http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned<br/>images of public domain material from the Google Print<br/>project.) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "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.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Haliburton, Thomas Chandler, 1796-1865 |
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| Uncontrolled term | Railroads -- Canada |
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| Uncontrolled term | Transportation -- Canada |
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| Uncontrolled term | Great Britain -- Colonies -- America |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25075">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25075</a> |
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