THE MORRIS CANAL AND THE AGE OF INGENUITY: Climbing Mountains to Solve America's First Energy Crisis
Hauling Pennsylvania anthracite and iron ore among mountain mines, inland ports, and tidewater cites along its 106-mile route, the Morris Canal performed an engineering feat of worldwide note. This volume traces the rise and fall of this hybrid canal and railway from technological marvel to quaint curiosity over the course of a century. Illus.
Format: Paperbound
Pages: 208
Publisher: America Through Time
Publishing status: Current
ISBN: 9781625451644
Item #: 9336907
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