WHEN THE JOURNEY WAS THE DESTINATION

Canadian Pacific Railway

Your Journey Through the Canadian Rockies: What You See and Where.

Montreal: Canadian Pacific Railway, 1929. THE ROCKIES WERE THE DESTINATION—THE RAILWAY MADE THEM ACCESSIBLE.
Issued by the Canadian Pacific Railway during the golden age of North American rail travel, this illustrated guide was designed to accompany passengers through one of the world's most celebrated scenic journeys.

Rather than serving merely as a timetable or promotional brochure, it functions as a mile-by-mile companion, helping travelers interpret the landscapes, towns, mountain passes, hotels, and historic sites encountered between Calgary and Vancouver.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Octavo; 5.5 by 9.25 inches; 56 pages. Original pictorial stapled wrappers printed in green and black. Profusely illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs, route maps, diagrams, and practical travel information documenting the Canadian Pacific route through Banff, Lake Louise, Yoho National Park, and the Canadian Rockies.

CONDITION Very Good. An exceptionally well-preserved example. The bindings are tight and square. text is clean; light, even age-toning. minimal shelf handling wear.

SELLING A CONTINENT:
 Far more than a railroad booklet, the guide illustrates Canadian Pacific's remarkable vision of integrated travel. Rail transportation, luxury hotels, steamship connections, motor excursions, national parks, and mountain resorts are presented as parts of a single travel experience. The result is both an attractive promotional publication and an informative snapshot of Canadian tourism at its height during the late 1920s.

A GUIDE FOR THE JOURNEY: 
One of the booklet's most engaging features appears near the beginning under the heading "How to Read This Book." Passengers are instructed how to follow their journey in either direction by using station mileages, orientation to the track, and accompanying route maps. Designed to be read from the train itself, the guide transforms the passing landscape into an organized tour of the Canadian Rockies.

SEEING THE ROCKIES:
Throughout the booklet, photographs and simple but effective route maps introduce Calgary, Banff, Lake Louise, the Bow Valley, mountain passes, glaciers, ranching country, hotels, and recreational destinations. The illustrations are carefully integrated with descriptive text, allowing readers to understand not only where they are traveling, but why each location had become one of Canada's premier tourist attractions.

A MOMENT IN TRAVEL HISTORY:
Published in 1929, the guide captures Canadian Pacific's travel system at its mature peak, just before the economic realities of the Great Depression reshaped international tourism. It documents an era when luxury rail travel, grand railway hotels, and carefully curated scenic excursions represented the finest expression of North American vacation travel.

SUBJECTS: Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian Rockies, Banff, Lake Louise, Calgary, Yoho National Park, Rail Travel, Tourism History, Canadian National Parks, Mountain Railways, Railroad Advertising, 1929 Travel, Railroadiana, Travel Guide, Tourism, Canadian History, Transportation History, Illustrated Americana, Promotional Ephemera.

Item #22180

Price: $34.00