Canal Boatman

by Richard Carrity and Richard Garrity

Book Overview

Richard Garrity grew up on his father's boats on the Erie Canal in the early years of this century. From 1905 until 1916, when his father operated boats first in the lumber trade and later for gravel hauling, he was surrounded by the busy life of a now-bygone era in canal boating in Upstate New York. When the Barge Canal System opened in 1918, Garrity began a career that lasted until his retirement as a tug engineer in 1970.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815601913
• ISBN13: 9780815601913
• Release Date: July 1984
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.9"