{"product_id":"chenango-canal-wade-allen-lallier-9781467124812","title":"Chenango Canal: The Million Dollar Ditch","description":"Chenango Canal: The Million Dollar Ditch chronicles the story of a central New York State canal and how it changed the region. In 1825, the Omnibus Canal Bill had called for a survey of a canal linking the Susquehanna River at Binghamton to the Erie Canal in Utica. The idea of a canal was well received in the Chenango Valley but was opposed by many outside it. After eight years of legislative battles, the canal was finally authorized in 1833 with a proposed million-dollar budget. Against seeming insurmountable odds, the 97-mile canal was completed in 1836. Touted as \"the best built canal in New York State,\" the canal was never profitable for the state, but it did bring a measure of prosperity to the communities along its length, delivering cheap coal from Pennsylvania to emerging steam-powered factories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wade Allen Lallier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467124818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467124812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.50w x 0.30d","brand":"Wade Allen Lallier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985649041663,"sku":"9781467124812","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_037ace14-d275-46d7-a9a7-779f42d75aee.jpg?v=1683278751","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chenango-canal-wade-allen-lallier-9781467124812","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}