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5 produkter
Building Washington
Engineering and Construction of the New Federal City, 1790−1840
Inbunden, 2018
864 kr
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A richly illustrated behind-the-scenes tour of how the nation’s capital was built.In 1790, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson set out to build a new capital for the United States of America in just ten years. The area they selected on the banks of the Potomac River, a spot halfway between the …
Canals
Inbunden, 2004
755 kr
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Canals describes the development of these waterways in their heyday and shows the varied structures they engendered. This richly illustrated history of America's first transportation system provides capsule tours of thirty-five canals and a journey along two of the most famous: the Chesapeake & …
Historic Canals and Waterways of South Carolina
Inbunden, 2010
526 kr
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This is the first history of the canal boom that revolutionized transportation in the Palmetto State. South Carolina's first transportation revolution was the development of a network of canals and waterways. From the 1790s to the 1830s, the Palmetto State was a preeminent leader in infrastructure …
Potomac Canal
George Washington and the Waterway West
Häftad, 2007
454 kr
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The Potomac Canal: George Washington and the Waterway West is a history of a new nation's first effort to link the rich western agricultural lands with the coastal port cities of the east. The Potomac Canal Company was founded in 1785, and was active until it was overtaken by the Chesapeake and …
Over the Alleghenies
Early Canals and Railroads of Pennsylvania
Häftad, 2013
449 kr
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Between 1826 and 1858 the state of Pennsylvania built and operated the largest and most technologically advanced system of canals and railroads in North America - almost one thousand miles of transport that stretched from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and beyond.The construction of this ambitious …
