The Erie Canal in the Finger Lakes Region: The Heart of New York State

by Emerson Klees

Book Overview

The Erie Canal in the Finger Lakes Region includes a reviewof proposals to build waterways during the 100 years preceding the canal's completion in 1825, a history of the building of the canal, and eight stories about life on the canal. Also provided are brief descriptions and histories of villages along the canal, biographies of seven people who were instrumental in the planning and construction of the canal, and comments on the future...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 096359902X
• ISBN13: 9780963599025
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Cameo Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"