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The C&O Canal Companion: A Journey through Potomac History
Mike High
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Description for The C&O Canal Companion: A Journey through Potomac History
Paperback. Visitors to the C&O Canal who are interested in exploring natural wonders while tracing the routes of pioneers and engineers-not to mention the path of George Washington, who explored the Potomac route to the West as a young man and later laid out the first canals to make the river navigable-will find this guide indispensable. Num Pages: 416 pages, 96, 58 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings, 28 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 1KBBFM; WGGN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 568.
This is a comprehensive guide to one of America's unique national parks, The C&O Canal Companion takes readers on a mile-by-mile, lock-by-lock tour of the 184-mile Potomac River waterway and towpath that stretches from Washington, DC, to Cumberland, Maryland, and the Allegheny Mountains. Making extensive use of records at the National Archives and the C&O Canal Park Headquarters, Mike High demonstrates how events and places along the canal relate to the history of the nation, from Civil War battles and river crossings to the frontier forts guarding the route to the West. Using attractive photographs and drawings, he introduces park ... Read more
This is a comprehensive guide to one of America's unique national parks, The C&O Canal Companion takes readers on a mile-by-mile, lock-by-lock tour of the 184-mile Potomac River waterway and towpath that stretches from Washington, DC, to Cumberland, Maryland, and the Allegheny Mountains. Making extensive use of records at the National Archives and the C&O Canal Park Headquarters, Mike High demonstrates how events and places along the canal relate to the history of the nation, from Civil War battles and river crossings to the frontier forts guarding the route to the West. Using attractive photographs and drawings, he introduces park ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421415055
SKU
V9781421415055
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Mike High
Mike High holds degrees in English and creative writing from the University of Virginia. His work has appeared in Poets & Writers and the Los Angeles Times, among other publications. He has cycled in many places around the world, but the trail along the C&O Canal remains his favorite ride.
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