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Book Canals For A Nation

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ronald E. Shaw
  • Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
  • Release : 2014-04-23
  • ISBN : 0813145821
  • Pages : 304 pages

Download or read book Canals For A Nation written by Ronald E. Shaw and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Canals for a Nation brings together in one volume a survey of all the major American canals. Here are accounts of innovative engineering, of near heroic figures who devoted their lives to canals, and of canal projects that triumphed over all the uncertainties of the political process.

Book The Geography of Transport Systems

Download or read book The Geography of Transport Systems written by Jean-Paul Rodrigue and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-18 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mobility is fundamental to economic and social activities such as commuting, manufacturing, or supplying energy. Each movement has an origin, a potential set of intermediate locations, a destination, and a nature which is linked with geographical attributes. Transport systems composed of infrastructures, modes and terminals are so embedded in the socio-economic life of individuals, institutions and corporations that they are often invisible to the consumer. This is paradoxical as the perceived invisibility of transportation is derived from its efficiency. Understanding how mobility is linked with geography is main the purpose of this book. The third edition of The Geography of Transport Systems has been revised and updated to provide an overview of the spatial aspects of transportation. This text provides greater discussion of security, energy, green logistics, as well as new and updated case studies, a revised content structure, and new figures. Each chapter covers a specific conceptual dimension including networks, modes, terminals, freight transportation, urban transportation and environmental impacts. A final chapter contains core methodologies linked with transport geography such as accessibility, spatial interactions, graph theory and Geographic Information Systems for transportation (GIS-T). This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the field, with a broad overview of its concepts, methods, and areas of application. The accompanying website for this text contains a useful additional material, including digital maps, PowerPoint slides, databases, and links to further reading and websites. The website can be accessed at: http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans This text is an essential resource for undergraduates studying transport geography, as well as those interest in economic and urban geography, transport planning and engineering.

Book Government Promotion of American Canals and Railroads  1800 1890

Download or read book Government Promotion of American Canals and Railroads 1800 1890 written by Carter Goodrich and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1974-11-19 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Best from American Canals

Download or read book The Best from American Canals written by American Canal Society and published by York, Pa. : American Canal Society. This book was released on 1980 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book History of the Railroads and Canals of the United States

Download or read book History of the Railroads and Canals of the United States written by Henry Varnum Poor and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Great American Canals  Volume II  the Erie Canal

Download or read book The Great American Canals Volume II the Erie Canal written by Hulbert Archer Butler and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Book Old Towpaths

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  • Author : Alvin Fay Harlow
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1926
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 524 pages

Download or read book Old Towpaths written by Alvin Fay Harlow and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Historic Highways of America      The great American canals  v  2  The Erie Canal

Download or read book Historic Highways of America The great American canals v 2 The Erie Canal written by Archer Butler Hulbert and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Historic Highways of America      The great American canals  v  1  The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Pennsylvania Canal  v  2  The Erie Canal  1904

Download or read book Historic Highways of America The great American canals v 1 The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Pennsylvania Canal v 2 The Erie Canal 1904 written by Archer Butler Hulbert and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Best from American Canals

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  • Author : William H. Shank
  • Publisher : American Canal & Transportation Center
  • Release : 1998-08-01
  • ISBN : 9780933788879
  • Pages : 88 pages

Download or read book The Best from American Canals written by William H. Shank and published by American Canal & Transportation Center. This book was released on 1998-08-01 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Waterways

Download or read book American Waterways written by American Academy of Political and Social Science and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Great American Canals

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  • Author : Archer Butler Hulbert
  • Publisher : Legare Street Press
  • Release : 2023-07-18
  • ISBN : 9781022680159
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book The Great American Canals written by Archer Butler Hulbert and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archer Butler Hulbert's The Great American Canals is a comprehensive history of the canal systems of the United States. Covering everything from the Erie Canal to the Panama Canal, Hulbert's detailed descriptions and illustrations bring these massive infrastructure projects to life. This is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of American engineering, transportation, or economic development. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book The All American Canal

Download or read book The All American Canal written by All-American Canal System (U.S.). Board and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: