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2) Canals
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Accompanying CD-ROM has images from the book in TIFF format which can be viewed with the Extensis Portfolio browser included on the disc or with a graphics program such as Adobe Photoshop, as well as links to four Library of Congress websites.
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"America and the Sea: A Maritime History is the most comprehensive maritime history of the United States available today. Spanning the centuries from Native American and Viking maritime activities before Columbus through today's maritime enterprise, the text provides a new history of the U.S. from the fundamental perspective of the sea that surrounds it, and the rivers and lakes that link its vast interior to the seacoast. It is a story that affects...
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"The Canal Era was a major phase of America's nineteenth century transportation revolution. Canals lowered transportation costs, carried a vast grain trade from western farms to eastern ports, and delivered Pennsylvania coal to New Jersey and New York. They created new towns and cities and contributed to American economic growth"--Preface.
7) The rivermen
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Traces the history of transportation on the Missouri River in the nineteenth century and its impact on the development of the West.
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