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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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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shaw, Ronald E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2014.
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505 0 |a 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. 
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