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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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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
1990.
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Canals For A Nation : |b The Canal Era in the United States, 1790-1860 / |c Ronald E. Shaw. |
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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 | |
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
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