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A Photo Album of Ohio's Canal Era, 1825-1913 (Hardcover, Revised edition)
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A Photo Album of Ohio's Canal Era, 1825-1913 (Hardcover, Revised edition)
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This book s a profusely illustrated interpretation of life along
Ohio's nineteenth-century canal system: the Miami & Erie Canal
in the western part of the state, and the Ohio & Erie Canal
with its multiple feeders in central and eastern Ohio. An
introduction by George W. Knepper, professor of history at The
University of Akron and president of The Ohio Historical Society,
places the state's canal system in national historic perspective
and addresses such issues as the importance of the Ohio canal
system in the state's economy and industrial development; the
interrelationship between the Industrial Revolution in Ohio and the
changing uses of canals; and the impact of the canal system on
contemporary social and ethnic issues. The volume contains over 500
photographs and illustrations from the archives of The Canal
Society of Ohio, The Ohio Historical Society, The University of
Akron's Archival Center, and other archives throughout the state,
including individual collections. Relatively few of these pictures
have been seen by the general public, and many are as old as
photography itself. The text, photo captions, and sidebars describe
in simple terms the construction process and the operation of
locks. In readable and entertaining prose Gieck recounts the
efforts of the people involved in the planning and building of the
canal system, and he draws an admiring yet candid picture of the
picturesque canalers who made their livelihood upon the canal
waters. Designed in an oversized format, this long-awaited volume
will be welcomed by historians and engineers as well as by the many
who find in the surviving canals a fascinating symbol of Ohio's
heritage.
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