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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Lexington
University Press of Kentucky
1990
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| 100 | |a Shaw, Ronald E. | ||
| 245 | 0 | |a Canals for a nation : | |
| 245 | 4 | |b The canal era in the United States, 1790-1860 | |
| 245 | 0 | |c Ronald E. Shaw | |
| 260 | |a Lexington | ||
| 260 | |b University Press of Kentucky | ||
| 260 | |c 1990 | ||
| 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. | ||
| 650 | |a Canals,Các kênh rạch | ||
| 650 | |x History,Lịch sử | ||
| 650 | |z United States,Hoa Kỳ | ||
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