Canals for a Nation-Pa (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813108155)

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.

Author: Ronald E. Shaw
ISBN-10: 0813108152
ISBN-13: 9780813108155
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 01/26/1993
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.01w x 0.68d