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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shaw, Ronald E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1990.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo

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