Canals for a nation
Subtitle: the canal era in the United States, 1790-1860
By: Ronald E. Shaw.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 1990
Place of publication: Lexington, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
Subjects: Canals -- United States -- History.; Inland navigation -- United States -- History.
Description: "The Canal Era was a major phase of America's nineteenth century transportation revolution. Canals lowered transportation costs, carried a vast grain trade from western farms to eastern ports, and delivered Pennsylvania coal to New Jersey and New York. They created new towns and cities and contributed to American economic growth"--Pref.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-273) and index.