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Colossal Canadian Failures : A Short History of Things That Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time
by Randy Richmond and Tom Villemaire
Overview
Did you hear the one about the canal builder who forgot canals need water? The battle where everyone ran away? Or the boat made of ice, and the town that mixed up time? How about the shovel invented for soldiers with a hole in it? Colossal Canadian Failures is a lighthearted look at Canada's unsung heroes the eccentrics, the failures, the misguided, and the just plain overoptimistic who never met an idea they could resist, no matter how crazy. From engineering blunders to business and political failures and more, Colossal Canadian Failures provides a muchneeded ego boost for anyone who thinks they've said oops one too many times.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781550024166
- ISBN-10: 1550024167
- Publisher: Dundurn Press
- Publish Date: September 2002
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.58 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.16 pounds
- Page Count: 312
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