{"product_id":"playmates-of-the-towpath-charles-ludwig-9781948986076","title":"Playmates of the Towpath: Happy Memories of the Canal Swimmers' Society","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn historic downtown Cincinnati, Central Parkway is a landmark avenue, noted for its width. But under the parkway was once the Miami \u0026amp; Erie Canal, which connected Lake Erie with the Ohio River. Completed in 1845, the canal was a vital means of transporation of goods through the state. Railroads put the canal out of business, but it remained a waterway through Cincinnati well into the twentieth century. As Cincinnati burgeoned into a modern urban metropolis, the canal became a playing ground for the city's daring youth and adults. Upon the demise of the canal and the opening of Central Parkway, Charles Ludwig, a reporter for the Cincinnati Times-Star and himself a canal swimmer in his youth, gathered together stories and vignettes celebrating the canal's recreational past. Illustrated with historic photos, this book, originally published in 1929, records a time and way of life long vanished. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Ludwig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948986078\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948986076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Commonwealth Book Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.35d","brand":"Charles Ludwig","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130658287871,"sku":"9781948986076","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_641817fe-cd0c-460a-a4f5-fbd604a20846.jpg?v=1687470586","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/playmates-of-the-towpath-charles-ludwig-9781948986076","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}