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This Great National Object
Styran, Roberta M.; Taylor, Robert
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Description for This Great National Object
Hardback. In This Great National Object, Roberta Styran and Robert Taylor - the unparalleled experts on the subject - recount the story of the canals, with particular emphasis on the experiences of the engineers, contractors, and labourers who built the inland waterways between 1824 and 1889. Num Pages: 432 pages, 74 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 916. Weight in Grams: 748.
Making extensive use of the National Archives and the Archives of Ontario, Styran and Taylor unveil previously unpublished information about the construction of the canals, including technical plans and drawings from a wide variety of sources. They illustrate the technical and management intricacies of building a navigational trade and commerce lifeline while also revealing the vivid characters - from businessman William Hamilton Merritt to engineer John Page - who inspired the project and drove it to completion. The history of the Welland Canals is a gripping tale of epic proportions. Given the ongoing importance of the Great Lakes in the ... Read more
Making extensive use of the National Archives and the Archives of Ontario, Styran and Taylor unveil previously unpublished information about the construction of the canals, including technical plans and drawings from a wide variety of sources. They illustrate the technical and management intricacies of building a navigational trade and commerce lifeline while also revealing the vivid characters - from businessman William Hamilton Merritt to engineer John Page - who inspired the project and drove it to completion. The history of the Welland Canals is a gripping tale of epic proportions. Given the ongoing importance of the Great Lakes in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773538931
SKU
V9780773538931
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Ref
99-15
About Styran, Roberta M.; Taylor, Robert
Roberta M. Styran, retired assistant professor of history at Brock University and co-author of The Great Swivel Link: Canada's Welland Canal, is the 2009 recipient of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering's W. Gordon Plewes Award. Robert R. Taylor is professor emeritus of history at Brock University and the author of several books on architecture, local history, and, with ... Read more
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