New oversized hardcover in new dust jacket. Pages are clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes glossary, index, photos, maps, diagrams, and CD-ROM. 310 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. A richly illustrated history of America's first transportation system. Canals describes the development of these waterways in their heyday and shows the varied structures they engendered. This richly illustrated history of America's first transportation system provides capsule tours of thirty-five canals and a journey along two of the most famous: the Chesapeake & Ohio (now a National Park) and the Morris Canal (largely lost to development).

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Title

Canals (Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks)

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Publication Date

2004

Language

English

ISBN 10

0393730883

ISBN 13

9780393730883

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

New

Dust Jacket Condition

New

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A richly illustrated history of America's first transportation system.

Canals describes the development of these waterways in their heyday and shows the varied structures they engendered. This richly illustrated history of America's first transportation system provides capsule tours of thirty-five canals and a journey along two of the most famous: the Chesapeake & Ohio (now a National Park) and the Morris Canal (largely lost to development).

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Robert J. Kapsch is a National Park Service senior scholar in historic architecture and engineering.

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