Canals for a nation the canal era in the United States, 1790-1860 /
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 por...
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Main Author: | Shaw, Ronald E. |
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Other Authors: | EBSCOhost. |
Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
[1990]
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Physical Description: |
1 online resource (x, 284 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps. |
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