num_pages: 91
description: In the late 1800s, young Timmy O'Dowd and his city boy cousin must forget their differences and pool their energies when the Erie Canal is damaged by storms.
language: English
title: Timmy O'Dowd and the Big Ditch: A Story of the Glory Days on the Old Erie Canal
titlecomplete: Timmy O'Dowd and the Big Ditch: A Story of the Glory Days on the Old Erie Canal
genres: Childrens, School, American History, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 60
places: Erie Canal, New York, Upstate New York
publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books