Very clean hardcover book in clean unclipped jacket. Red boards with red cloth spine, unchipped gold lettering on spine. No fading, no soilng no wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean and bright, clean endpapers, no names, writing or marks. Well-illustrated wonderful photographs. 232 pages. Clean bright jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A wonderful and rich slice of our history in America -- the story of American canals and the people who built them. For nearly forty years, before railroads became the dominant means of cargo transportation, canals had a profoundeffect on both the countryside and the people. Title: Floating West: The Erie and Other American Canals Author Name: Bourne, Russell Edition: First Edition. Location Published: New York, W. W. Norton: 1992 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Fine Jacket Condition: Fine Type: Book Categories: Americana, History Seller ID: 32345 Keywords: american history, americana, canal building, erie canal, first edition, russell bourne, travel in the usa
