This book discusses the proposals for a canal prior to the start of construction in 1817, the building of the canal, 8 stories that describe life on the canal, a description and history of the villages along the canal, short biographies of 7 people involved in the planning and building of the canal and an epilogue about the future of the canal. Also included is information on places to see and things to do along a thirty-mile-wide strip across the northern section of the Finger lakes Region.
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This book discusses the proposals for a canal prior to the start of construction in 1817, the building of the canal, 8 stories that describe life on the canal, a description and history of the villages along the canal, short biographies of 7 people involved in the planning and building of the canal and an epilogue about the future of the canal. Also included is information on places to see and things to do along a thirty-mile-wide strip across the northern section of the Finger lakes Region.
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Illustrated by C. S. Kenyon. Near Fine. 096359902X. Completed in 1825, the Erie Canal was perhaps the most important major transportation project undertaken in the United States to that date. The author presents both a history and travel guide to the canal in the Finger Lakes region: the history of the canal, life along the canal, short biographies of important people to the canal, and brief histories of the villages along the canal, things to see and do in various areas, etc. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates.; B&W Illustrations, Map; 8vo, 8"-9" tall; 218 pages.
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Fine. pp. 218. 11700 shelf. Trade paperback, photo white covers. No names, clean text. No spine creases. Index. C.S. Kenyon photos. 1825 to modern times. With b/w photos, map. 218 pgs.
