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Canals For A Nation: The Canal Era in the United States, 1790-1860 Paperback – January 26, 1993

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All but forgotten except as a part of nostalgic lore, American canals during the first half of the nineteenth century provided a transportation network that was vital to the development of the new nation. They lowered transportation costs, carried a vast grain trade from western farms to eastern ports, delivered Pennsylvania coal to New York, and carried thousands of passengers at what seemed effortless speed. Along their courses sprang up new towns and cities and with them new economic growth.

Canals for a Nation brings together in one volume a survey of all the major American canals. Here are accounts of innovative engineering, of near heroic figures who devoted their lives to canals, and of canal projects that triumphed over all the uncertainties of the political process.

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304 pages
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English
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University Press of Kentucky
Publication date

January 26, 1993
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18 years and up
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6 x 0.64 x 9 inches
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0813108152
ISBN-13

978-0813108155
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"The standard work on the short-lived American canal era."―Choice

"His discussion of canal promoters is fascinating. With its excellent maps and engaging writing style, this is an enjoyable and informative read."―American Historical Review

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Ronald E. Shaw, professor of history at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, is the author of Erie Water West: A History of the Erie Canal, 1792-1854.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University Press of Kentucky; Reprint edition (January 26, 1993)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0813108152
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0813108155
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.64 x 9 inches

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Neil OCONNOR

Great survey history on US canals.

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Great survey history on US canals.

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Margie Read

An important period in our American history

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2009

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Somewhere between the American Revolution and the Civil War there is a period of our country's history that is not as well known or recorded. The great era of the canals which for a number of years provided the most used transportation we knew is one of those periods. This book fills the gap by telling this story. From the great Erie Canal and all the songs that it inspired to the Blackstone Canal that ran from Providence to Worcester, Mass. making that inland city a "port city", the building of these great waterways is revealed. The growth of the railroads ended this colorful era but it need not be forgotten. Read this book and learn more about them.

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Robert Scott

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Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2013

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There are three sorts of history books, mostly pics, good reads, and droning academic texts. This one takes an interesting topic and makes you want to bang your head on the desk in boredom.

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