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Ohio Canal Era
Harry N. Scheiber
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Description for Ohio Canal Era
Paperback. Few American states can match the rich and diverse transportation heritage of Ohio. Every major form of public conveyance eventually served the Buckeye state. From the "Canal Age" to the "Interurban Era," Ohio emerged as a national leader. This book demonstrates the truth of the slogan that Ohio is "the heart of it all". Num Pages: 460 pages, illus. BIC Classification: KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 33. Weight in Grams: 565.
Ohio Canal Era, a rich analysis of state policies and their impact in directing economic change, is a classic on the subject of the pre–Civil War transportation revolution. This edition contains a new foreword by scholar Lawrence M. Friedman, Professor of Law, Stanford Law School, and a bibliographic note by the author.
Professor Scheiber explores how Ohio—as a “public enterprise state,” creating state agencies and mobilizing public resources for transport innovation and control—led in the process of economic change before the Civil War. No other historical account of the period provides so full and insightful a portrayal of “law ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
Number of Pages
460
Place of Publication
Athens, United States
ISBN
9780821419793
SKU
V9780821419793
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99-1
About Harry N. Scheiber
Harry N. Scheiber is the Riesenfeld Chair Professor of Law and History in the School of Law, University of California, Berkeley. Among his previous publications are The State and Freedom of Contract; Inter-Allied Conflicts and the Origins of Modern Ocean Law; American Law and the Constitutional Order; and some 150 articles in journals of history, law, economics, and political science. ... Read more
Reviews for Ohio Canal Era
“Ohio Canal Era is a classic that ought to be read in every generation. It’s wonderful to have it back in print.” “The classic study of canal development in the Old Northwest.”
author of Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West
“A monumental and still definitive study of law and the economy in an American state.” “This is ... Read more
author of Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West
“A monumental and still definitive study of law and the economy in an American state.” “This is ... Read more