The Canal Pioneers: Canal Construction from 2,500 BC to the Early 20th Century 9781473860513, 9781473860490

This is the story of canals used for transport and the men who built them from the earliest times, up to the end of the

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The Canal Pioneers: Canal Construction from 2,500 BC to the Early 20th Century
9781473860513, 9781473860490

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Critics said Ferdinand de Lesseps's ambitious scheme to link the waters of the Mediterranean and Red seas - thus cu

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A man-made waterway, spanning valleys and rivers, channeling through hills of solid rock or climbing over them, flowing

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Following the American Revolutionary War, distance and difficult terrain made the western frontier of the newly formed U

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Professor Cermakian focuses on the historical, political, and geographical factors in the use and canalization of theint

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This new edited volume features contributions from many of the leading scientists in probability and statistics from the

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The Panama Canal is only about 40 miles long, but this narrow channel connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It saves

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The surprising history of the Gowanus Canal and its role in the building of Brooklyn For more than 150 years, Brooklyn’

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