Canals in Britain

Canals in Britain
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 104
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ISBN-10 : 9781784421076
ISBN-13 : 1784421073
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Canals in Britain by : Tony Conder

Download or read book Canals in Britain written by Tony Conder and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early years of the Industrial Revolution, canals formed the arteries of Britain. Most waterways were local concerns, carrying cargoes over short distances and fitted into regional groups with their own boat types linked to the major river estuaries. This new history of Britain's canals starts with the first Roman waterways, moving on to their golden age in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and ends with the present day, describing the rise and fall of canal building and use in the UK. It tells the story of the narrow boats and barges borne by the canals, and the boatmen who navigated them as well as the wider tale of waterway development through the progress of civil engineering. Replete with beautiful photographs, this a complete guide to some of the most accessible and beautiful pieces of Britain's heritage.


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