{"product_id":"canadas-road-a-journey-on-the-trans-canada-highway-from-st-johns-to-victoria-paperback","title":"Canada's Road: A Journey on the Trans-Canada Highway from St. John's to Victoria - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Richardson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Trans-Canada, the world's longest national highway, comes to life in words and pictures. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRussia has the Trans-Siberian Highway, Australia has Highway 1, and Canada has the Trans-Canada Highway, an iconic road that stretches almost 8,000 kilometres across six time zones. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 2012, on the highway's 50th birthday, Mark Richardson drove its entire length to find out how the road came to be and what it's now become. In his daily account of the 10-week road trip, originally published as a blog on \u003ci\u003emacleans.ca\u003c\/i\u003e, he follows the original \"pathfinders\" Thomas Wilby and Jack Haney, who tried to drive across the country before there were enough roads, he discovers the diverse places along the highway that contribute to the country's character, and he meets the people who make the Trans-Canada what it is today - the road that connects a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Richardson is the former automotive editor of the \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author of \u003ci\u003eZen and Now: On the Trail of Robert Pirsig and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Cobourg, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.64 x 6.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52909657325792,"sku":"9781459709799","price":40.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/UrgyyIKc5Y9781459709799.webp?v=1781559573","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/canadas-road-a-journey-on-the-trans-canada-highway-from-st-johns-to-victoria-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}