This Great National Object : Building the Nineteenth-Century Welland Canals - Roberta M. Styran

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This Great National Object

Building the Nineteenth-Century Welland Canals

By: Roberta M. Styran, Robert Taylor

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Hardcover | 22 March 2012

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Making extensive use of the National Archives and the Archives of Ontario, Styran and Taylor unveil previously unpublished information about the construction of the canals, including technical plans and drawings from a wide variety of sources.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 North American economy, interest in the St. Lawrence Seaway - of which the Welland is "the Great Swivel Link" - and the relevance of labour history, This Great National Object will be of interest to enthusiasts and historians alike.

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History History of the Americas Transportation Industry & Industrial Studies Transport Industries Shipping Industries Earliest Times to Present Day Modern History from 1700 to 1900

List of Illustrations	p. vii
Introduction	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xxv
This Great National Object	p. 3
Choosing the Route	p. 49
Surveyors, Engineers, and Contractors	p. 76
Digging the Ditch	p. 120
Creating the Lifts	p. 158
Managing the Water	p. 195
Building Bridges	p. 224
Community Relations	p. 244
Working on the Welland	p. 264
Conflict and Survival On the Ground	p. 289
Conclusion: Into the Future	p. 318
Abbreviations	p. 321
Notes	p. 323
Glossary	p. 365
Bibliography	p. 369
Index	p. 379
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