Atlantic Intracoastal Canals: Letter from the Secretary of Commerce Transmitting in Response to a Senate Resolution of July 5, 1918, a Report of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce on the Commercial, Military, and Other Advantages of Deep Sea-Level Canals Connecting Massachusetts Bay and Buzzards Bay, New York Bay and Delaware River, and Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay, with Particular Reference to Their Ownership and Operation by the Government of the United States

Secretary of Commerce

Published by Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1918

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Document No. 279, 65th Congress, 2d Session, September 26, 1918. 139 p. 23 cm. 6 maps (one of which folds out) and 3 illustrations. Paper covers. Chipped spine ends. Damp stains and spots to rear. A few small chips and tears to cover and rear pages. Former owner's label on title page. Topics include: description of canals; advantages of intracoastal canals; value of canals to national defense; advantages over railroads; Cape Cod Canal; canal connecting New York Bay and Delaware River; proposed New Jersey Ship Canal; Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. Appendices, bibliography, and index. Seller Inventory # 105730

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Title: Atlantic Intracoastal Canals: Letter from ...

Publisher: Government Printing Office, Washington DC

Publication Date: 1918

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good