Canals for a nation : the canal era in the United States, 1790-1860 / Ronald E. Shaw.
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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University Press of Kentucky,
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; 1. Pioneer Canals and Republican Improvements; 2. Great Lakes to Atlantic: Canals of New York and New England; 3. Mid-Atlantic Network: Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 4. Chesapeake and Southern Canals; Illustrations; 5. Canals of the Old Northwest; 6. The Canal Network; 7. The Canal Era in Politics and Economic Development; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.