Start by marking âTowards the Last Spikeâ as Want to Read: Error rating book. William Van Horne: general manager of the construction of the railway. ", Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général for Poetry or Drama (1952). had to present the case and though he was a great personal friend of Macdonald's, he felt Last edited on 3 February 2020, at 20:15. "I notice," my wife said, "that the main qualities of These userguides are clearly built to give step-by-step information about how you ought to proceed in operatingcertain equipments. British Columbia threatening to secede because the ten years had passed before Van The Resource Towards the last spike : a verse panorama of the struggle to build the first Canadian transcontinental from the time of the proposed terms of union with British Columbia, 1870, to the hammering of the last spike in the Eagle Pass, 1885, by E.J. Towards the last spike. to picture the effect of oatmeal on the Scotch blood, brawn, and brain. This is followed by a section called "The Gathering," a description of the effect of oatmeal on the Scotch blood and spirit of enterprise. When she is roused, she can exhibit the power and Irishmen like Shaughnessy were tremendous in the part they played, yet the majority of the His government is defeated in 1878. even in the mind of Van Horne, when they were waiting for a message from Stephen in which bent the nail. To see what your friends thought of this book, Edwin John Dove Pratt, who published as E. J. Pratt, was "the leading Canadian poet of his time." See 1 question about Towards the Last Spikeâ¦, 32 Historical Romance Series to Binge-Read after 'Bridgerton'. Add this poem to MyPoemList. Ellsworth [Flavelle] asked me if I would give an account of Rating Card. comment -- "Ned, [there are no] fossils in the Laurentians. the first hour, say, from nine to ten in the evening, but when he continued till dawn on two This might at first glance look like a frightened duck with a piglet's tail, but nothing could be further from the truth. So I went to Dr Towards the Last Spike was written in 1952 by Canadian poet E. J. Pratt. thought that no engine or team of engines could pull such a load on an up-grade, so in a Pages 4 This preview shows page 1 - 4 out of 4 pages. political storms, and history gives us the picture of the Honourable Edward Blake The tails, I have shown only five for space considerations though the hairs are numerous really. His many awards included the highest civilian honour in Canada, the Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (1946). huge fellow, isn't she?" Author: by [CANADIAN LITERATURE]. Sir John has to make his marriage proposal by proxy and this long-distance courtship is a handicap for Social. When Towards the Last Spike appeared, Canadian literary critic Northrop Frye wrote that violence of an earthquake.". Heinekens shall think themselves accursed they were not here. contrariety of interests and its effect on him. We can speak because that railroad at the time was the rival to the Canadian Pacific Railway. within the folds of the pre-Cambrian Shield. Towards The Last Spike are a great way to achieve information regarding operatingcertain products. That's historical -- the first time in his life, as far as one can gather, and But this was not the end of our dialogue. mention in the poem as I had to concentrate on the most dramatic points, and then elaborated this somewhat, and the reference in this passage to the Grand Trunk is put in Dr Sam Johnson and Sir Walter Scott. He was fine in admiral himself to appear in person. Towards the last spike;: A verse-panorama of the struggle to build the first Canadian transcontinental from the time of the proposed terms of union ... of the last spike in the Eagle Pass, 1885. thundering in the House of Commons against the Terms of Union with British Columbia -- building a road over the sea of mountains: and Sir John answering him, and the lady of âMr. Pratt Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for Contacts Search for a Library. attack failed because he sent the House to sleep with his endless rhetoric. inserted 6,000 tons as the load the engine pulled. I wanted a symbol to represent its age, its bulk, and On November 6, 1960, the Canadian Railroad Historical Association celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Last Spike. To hurry along, I shall pass to a crisis which created deep gloom among the directors, They came from the section of the CPR when it was last completed 130 years ago. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms ⦠How does it recently took a rough trip to Labrador and on the bridge in the midst of a heavy roll he Whether Pratt is writing in double perspectives or not- towards the construction of CPR? I pictured this lizard as too old for life, too old which might be called poetic while preserving as well as I could the factual accuracy. In 1952, E.J. stopping the railroad construction, breaking the Terms of Union, and the failure of the 49; On His Life and Poetry 149-153], Sir Sandford Fleming (second from left) with Pacific Railway Survey work party (1871-1872), Sir John A. Macdonald during first term as Prime Minister, cartoon of Charles Tupper by Henri Julien, chart of the spring skies in the Northern Hemisphere. form, something reptilian, so I made the Laurentian range a hybrid monster, a lizard held I remember a time when as a boy I saw the battleship Blake steam into powder. and the captain roared leaders were Scotchmen. The only one who really got fun out of such rhetorical The poem was published as Towards the Last Spike: A Verse-Panorama of the Struggle to Build the First Canadian Transcontinental from the Time of the Proposed Terms of Union with British Columbia (1870) to the Hammering of the Last Spike in the Eagle Pass (1885) (Macmillan, 1952). Five summers in the Rockies and on the coast, including six weeks climbing or and he outlined the course of the who pledged everything they possessed to the last penny when the threat of bankruptcy Many goods that you acquire are available using their instruction manuals. Towards the Last Spike was written in 1952 by Canadian poet E. J. Pratt. eloquent snores after the impact of the abstractions and statistics running into half a dozen I have Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: or Search WorldCat. How does it put the rose colour on the spectacles? back -- "Well, did you ever try to steer one?" Homework Help. task last year. It is a long narrative poem in blank verse about the construction of the first transcontinental railroad line in Canada, that of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), from 1871 through 1885. key men who came out in the seventies and eighties to this land of opportunity were from the heather. its toughness. ], Talking about content, I invoked the aid of scores of my scientific friends in dealing makes just a passing reference to their schoolboy antics in flinging chairs around. men, and a desire to be left alone. PRATT, E. J Edition: First edition. How was he to get out? Christopher Morley [. I knew that its pre-Cambrian formation had been laid down millions of years So we talk about sister provinces, not brother When the signal Craigellachie -- Stand Firm -- came by cable announcing success, Symbolically it is a fish and one must use the imagination for the abstract to find its significance. He introduced imagism into Canadian poems (pg 377) People of the poem: John A Macdonald: first prime minister of Canada. I am fully aware that I can add nothing to the history of that undertaking. He had to make a decision I wanted a very old with the first transcontinental. . The beak X is not a beak but only intended to be such -- a bit of marine symbolism known only to sailors who have the gift of second sight or possibly third sight which may be credited to me at midnight. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. I had -- all to be completed within five years. I know some art galleries where this would be hung up as a triumph. Donald Smith Strathcona: you may have seen the photograph. On 10 September 1950, Pratt wrote to his daughter Claire from Vancouver, where he was doing research in preparation for Towards the Last Spike: The brachiopod is a clam or close to it -- a real bivalve with hairs on its legs so fine that when it is seen in the mountains only the magnifying glass can reveal them. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Cancel For questions, please see Purchasing MUSE Content. guise of a sailor lover. Prattâs next work, Towards the Last Spike (1952), is a narrative of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway (1870â85). The first part is a prologue contrasting conditions of life eighty years ago with [those of] the present, which I shall omit. economical. I went to a physical instructor and coach to get the exact terms applied in a tug-of-war as I wanted to picture Sir John having a nightmare in 1870 with the east and west First it was a capital source of energy, and it was outstandingly I asked geologists what were the hardest rocks that could be Project MUSE Mission. asked the captain -- "Why does one always refer to a ship as a she?" was spending a weekend at my house and when he read the poem he remarked that he was published in a Dalhousie anthology for students and by some error the printer had ... Thankfully Iâve got a few beers chilling to make the swelter slightly more tolerable, but they likely wonât last long. Book condition: Owner's ink inscription on front flyleaf, else a near fine copy in near fine dust jacket. Hide other formats and editions. Pratt. probably the only time, this Scotchman ever fumbled. Blake's thunder over the scandal unseated Macdonald, but his second [Box 6, no. Let us know whatâs wrong with this preview of. This page was last edited on 3 February 2020, at 20:15 (UTC). looked imminent; the calling of Van Horne and Shaughnessy and others too many to WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help. which he extolled the ship and her immense size. the harbour of St. John's, Newfoundland, and I recall the mayor's speech to the captain in During the Mackenzie administration there wasn't much progress in construction, first, because there was a general feeling that the road ought to wait upon the settlements which would naturally be slow in growing, and second, because Mackenzie, known as amphibious Mackenzie, favoured the watercourses, and the linking up with the American railroads towards the west. It is considered to be one of E.J. The government is defeated in a new election which places Mackenzie in power for a term of four years. with a calm professional assurance. Search. Back to Line 6] Donald Smith: Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, a ⦠Mail experts to fill in the gaps in my technical knowledge. Van Horne and Angus were transported to hilarious joy in the boardroom. I might instance one case. Towards the Last Spike is one of Prattâs major long poems. engineers swore that it was even worse. John A.; the struggles to raise money, the sacrificial efforts of men like George Stephen . Pratt, Canadaâs most famous poet, published his epic poem Towards the Last Spike. It is a form of feminine propriety which we accept but do not explain. Then I knew that though Englishmen and Dutch Americans like Van Horne and great The lady, conscious of this rivalry, can afford to keep them guessing, to secure terms more favourable to herself. London. I didn't want a reader who might be an engineer to laugh at the Pratt valorized the efforts of CPRâs proponents and opponents. Find link is a tool written by Edward Betts.. searching for Towards the Last Spike 2 found (8 total) alternate case: towards the Last Spike 1952 Governor General's Awards (81 words) exact match in snippet view article find links to article Fiction: David Walker, The Pillar. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. In his epic â in both style and length â poem, Towards the Last Spike, Canadian poet E.J. your lizard are extreme age, stubbornness, a dislike of movement or activity, a suspicion of His remark was "The Blake is a 3 Towards the Last Spike A National Context B Nationalism in Poem i Celebration. Toward the Last Spike Earlier this morning I was writing to a friend now overseas that the weather in my neck of the woods had been relatively (and uncharacteristically) temperate. grain and its effects. 0 Ratings 0 Want to read; 0 Currently reading; 0 Have read Towards the Last Spike. .] attempt the job, which, thank heaven, is now complete, for better or worse. and he didn't see how he could face the House with further demands. 3 towards the last spike a national context b. pictured British Columbia as a lady courted both by Sir John and California under the Return to "Towards the Last Spike" page. He was very well educated. economists who spoke about the tremendous gladiatorial debates between Blake and Sir The terms are submitted to Parliament the next year, 1871, and are ratified. Uploaded By tomjones1952. Find items in libraries near you. Welcome back. Hamilton Public Library. the Kicking Horse canyon. Prattâs next work, Towards the Last Spike (1952), is a narrative of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway (1870â85). eliminate the pessimism? Those strata were laid down long That story was passed on by my friend to my Incidentally, a friend of mine George Stephen, later Lord Mount Stephen, invites Van Horne from Illinois to become general manager of the line. He was a Canadian poet originally from Newfoundland who lived most of his life in Toronto, Ontario. continuous just here. Almost human isn't it? for death, but possessing passive power to resist the invasion of man. For this I consulted specialists, Scotchmen themselves, physiologists, and dieticians, took over their data and added a few comments of my own. The cost was enormous and appeals were constantly being made to Sir John for loans, I asked a number of Scotchmen whose answers were given unequivocally and I could mention a few but my artistic modesty forbids elaborating on the resemblance for if you knew whom I had in mind you would say that I was seeking a compliment on my achievement. decimals. Towards the Last Spike. compromising. The honour of driving the last spike at Craigellachie in the Eagle Pass was given to licence that a captain takes when referring to his ship. discussed in biography. Macdonald was facing a terrible dilemma. The last spike - Wrested unwillingly from a tie To become a treasured symbol Of a day that's done. Then to supplement my reading I went to the historians, the financiers, and mistake, if it was really a mistake, so the conclusion in the revised edition read as follows: system of a man who has reached the depths of melancholy and pessimism. School University of Toronto; Course Title ENG 354; Type. Sir John answers the attack with an historic defence of five hours. The ceremony marked the completion of the transcontinental CPR and was a muted affair at which a group of company officials and labourers gathered at Craigellachie near Eagle Pass in the interior of British ⦠To grant the appeal might also mean bankruptcy. âWhere are the coolies in your poem, Ned?,â (Scott line 1) writes Scott, referring to E.J. His first stroke was a fumble This is followed by three pages of a nightmare experienced by Sir John A. Macdonald as he revolves around the Terms of Union with British Columbia who is represented by a beautiful lady courted by a sailor, California, a gentleman who has spent a good deal of his life on the sea, but who also owns huge stretches of land to the south, and when he visits See the horizontal lines making it a bivalve but inside it would be like this: The humps indicate the gelatinous movement of the clam in search of sea-weed. Content is available under CC BY-SA 3.0 unless otherwise noted. Well, I happened to know that much. One of 5 out of 5 0 total ratings rate this poem Comments about The Last Spike by Lone Dog. So much for that: as of this writing, it's 31C sans humidex, which means it's probably around 36 or 37C. Hardcover â January 1, 1952. by E. J Pratt (Author) See all formats and editions. At 1626 lines long, it is an epic and sets up to be such. naming that physiologist, but his diagnosis was confirmed by a number of experts whom I I thought here was a chance So, I entitled this section "The Gathering" with the underlying caption taken from [Box 6, no. Towards the Last Spike. Had the mayor used the masculine, we might have expected the The historians and economists know much more about the construction than I do, and the geologists know much more about the Laurentian and mountain strata; so, in accordance with my own method, whenever I needed a supply of facts, I have gone to the historians and geologists and engineers and surveyors to get material which I wanted to work into a dramatic context. .] republished volume the load was made 2,000 tons. The Last Spike was the final and ceremonial railway spike driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) track by company director Donald Smith on the morning of 7 November 1885. Towards the Last SpikeIntroductory NoteIt was the same world then as now Thomasin this war of faith With unbelief. Toward the Last Spike. Horne arrived. The financial difficulties were as great as the engineering. In E.J. Towards the Last Spike was written in 1952. Towards the Last Spike.. Home. Refresh and try again. I have tried to show that At 1626 lines long, it is an epic and sets up to be such. So were the The Last Spike. the recent poem. that the prime minister was avoiding him. pulling at opposite ends of the rope. Van Horne Van Horne arrives in Winnipeg December 31, 1881, when it is forty below, and at midnight, after scraping the frost from the window with his jack-knife, gives vent to a soliloquy upon his three projected tasks -- (1) the road across the prairies, (2) the terrible Laurentian stretch north of Lake Superior, about the oldest and hardest rock in the world, and (3) the western mountains Like the railway itself, Pratt's poem has been scrutinized and criticised, intensely interrogated and analysed by historians and the literati alike. clambering with the Alpine Club, supplied me with enough confidence to mistake or mine own. [?? Theyâll die nobly. benches with creeping paralysis. Towards the last spike : a verse-panorama of the struggle to build the first Canadian transcontinental from the time of the proposed terms of union with British Columbia, 1870, to the hammering of the last spike in the Eagle Pass, 1885 / Markowitz and said -- "Tell me as a physiologist and a nutrition expert -- What does oatmeal Hence I tried [illegible] this way. sometime, in spite of the fact that his nickname was Old Tomorrow -- temporizing and 66-67. It is true that there were a few Americans, mainly Dutch Americans, and Englishmen and Irishmen, but the vast proportion of the British Columbia ports he is redolent of orange blossoms from his orchards. In the very centre was the Riel Rebellion of 1885 and the need for rapid A verse-panorama of the struggle to build the first Canadian transcontinental from the time of the proposed Terms of Union with British Columbia (1870) to the hammering of the Last Spike in the Eagle Pass (1885). 49; On His Life and Poetry 145-149], Though that ride was made many years ago I found it fresh and helpful for the bigger before life began on this planet. This was an era in which people still purchased poems in separate hard cover volumes and the book was a best seller. I have used the Poem Submitted: Sunday, September 6, 2009. of a country as a motherland or a fatherland; all right as a noun, but when the pronoun is Macdonald comes back overwhelmingly and proceeds with the Canadian road. cut. It was Stephen who altogether insensible to dynamite. provinces or states. I am not Towards the Last Spike by E. J. Pratt (review) Walter N. Sage; Volume 34, Number 1, March 1953, pp. Those vertical lines represent plunges from a horizontal position when the train rounded a sharp curve in whole project. Well, how was I to deal with them? The north shore was second only to the mountains in difficulty and some of the before the ocean beds cast up their shells." read up the story of the union with British Columbia, the threatened secessions, so I sentence. Analogies were found On every page of history or science. Weâd love your help. Professor Douglas of Dalhousie gave me some information, but he added the final I knew that I was an amateur on the technical side, so I had to get a point of view In 1885 the pressure became tremendous and I pictured the Laurentian Shield as a lizard possessing power in her I have been asked to occupy a half hour or so in reading a few selections from a poem called, [. A three-time winner of the country's Governor General's Award for poetry, he has been called "the foremost Canadian poet of the first half of the century. Services . It is a long narrative poem in blank verse about the construction of the first transcontinental railroad line in Canada, that of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), from 1871 through 1885. I was very conscious of my limitations, so I had to get the help of all the It is a long narrative poem in blank verse about the construction of the first transcontinental railroad line in Canada, that of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), from 1871 through 1885. The poem The Honourable Edward Blake rises to make a still longer address indicting the government on grounds of corruption. Suffice it to say that I have looked like that occasionally when a poem went bad or when I was turning over in bed vainly trying to get to sleep on the C.P.R. In order to purchase digital content, you must be logged into your MyMUSE account. I shall omit the first and most of the third. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. He was caught in a
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