Nicol's 1989 book, Jack Haney, was published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside as part of The Canadians, a biographical series devoted to people who played
From the Back Cover The Prairie West: Historical Readings is a collection of thirty-five articles on Canadian prairie history written by Canada's
When Thomas Wilby and Jack Haney drove their REO across the Canadian Prairies in 1912, they entered a region undergoing profound change.
When Thomas Wilby published A Motor Tour Through Canada in 1914, he presented the extraordinary 1912 journey across Canada largely as his
On May 4, 1912, the Canadian Highway Association gathered motorists and civic leaders at Alberni on Vancouver Island to promote an audacious
In the early years of motoring, the greatest obstacle to crossing Canada was not the automobile. It was the lack of roads.
When Thomas Wilby and Jack Haney set out from Halifax in their REO touring car in August 1912, bad roads were only
When Thomas Wilby and Jack Haney left Halifax on August 27, 1912, the Titanic disaster was only four months old. Just a
When Prince Edward Island Banned the Automobile A revealing counterpoint to the Wilby-Haney transcontinental motor journey of 1912 In 1912, Thomas Wilby
The Car That Crossed a Country Without a Road Thomas Wilby, Jack Haney, and the 1912 REO across Canada • • •
The Drive Across Canada by automotive journalist Mark Richardson is an engaging history of the people, politics, and persistence behind crossing Canada
There is a wonderful irony at the heart of Canada’s first great transcontinental automobile adventure. In 1912, Thomas Wilby and Jack Haney
The 1920 International Good Roads Tour—famously undertaken by the Michigan Pike Association (whose members were called "Pikers")—was a 10-day promotional automobile caravan
Early Discussions & Planning 1907: Railway Grade Crossing Fund is established. 1911: Canadian Highway Association is established. 1912: The idea of a
Trans Canada Summer - Ronald Dick, Jack Olsen & Jean Palardy - 195856 min - Documentary. "The camera follows the Trans-Canada Highway
The City of Vancouver Archives holds an impressive collection of public domain footage showing early Canadian roads, cars, and transportation scenes—some of
The script of the "Chasing the Trans-Canadian Dream" documentary is deeply informed by A Motor Tour Through Canada, Thomas Wilby’s firsthand account
“A Road for Canada” is a beautifully illustrated and thoroughly researched chronicle of the Trans-Canada Highway — a road that not only
Mark Richardson’s Canada’s Road is a smart, engaging journey across the 7,700 km Trans-Canada Highway. Part road trip, part history, it captures
Published in 1999, The All Red Route is a superbly researched and beautifully produced book that retraces the 1912 trans-Canada journey by
Jack Haney’s diary offers a candid, sometimes biting portrayal of Thomas Wilby—“the Captain”—and their uneasy alliance during the grueling 1912 transcontinental automobile
In this vivid newspaper piece, Thomas Wilby recounts his 1912 cross-Canada drive, blending sharp humor with serious advocacy. Starting in Halifax to
Several pioneering cross-Canada automobile journeys shaped the dream of a national highway and helped define Canada’s identity through mobility. These tours —
In 1912, American mechanic Jack Haney and British writer Thomas Wilby set out to cross Canada by car—before Canada had a road