Towpaths to Tugboats, A History of American Canal Engineering, by William H. Shank, P.E.; 1982; paperback; 72 pp; ISBN: 0-933788-40-1; 8.5x11; Item #: ACT04

This volume is made up of a history of canals, with the emphasis on those in America. The book is of especial interest to those interesting in American migration and transportation

The following is from the Table of Contents:

• The Canals of Antiquity
• British Canal Builders
• The Visionaries
• Early Canal Builders
• The Erie Canal
• “Canal Fever”
• Canal Engineering
• Coal Carrying Canals
• The Canadian Canals
• Illinois and Michigan Canal
• Wisconsin’s Portage Canal
• Army Corps of Engineers
• St. Mary’s Canal
• Panama Canal
• Navigable Rivers
• The Saint Lawrence Seaway
• The Tenn-Tom Waterway
• Historic Canal Preservation
• Future Inland Water Travel
• Bibliography
• Index