This Great National Object: Building the Nineteenth-Century Welland Canals

by Robert R. Taylor, Roberta M. Styran, Robert R. Taylor, et al.

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Making extensive use of the National Archives and the Archives of Ontario, Styran and Taylor unveil previously unpublished information about the construction of the canals, including technical plans and drawings from a wide variety of sources. They illustrate the technical and management intricacies of building a navigational trade and commerce lifeline while also revealing the vivid characters - from businessman William Hamilton Merritt to engineer...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0773538933

ISBN13:9780773538931

Release Date:March 2012

Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press

Length:432 Pages

Weight:1.70 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"

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History Transportation

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