{"product_id":"ohios-grand-canal-a-brief-history-of-the-ohio-erie-canal-9780873389846","title":"Ohio's Grand Canal: A Brief History of the Ohio \u0026 Erie Canal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA one-volume history of the Ohio \u0026amp; Erie Canal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"There have been a number of books written about Ohio's nineteenth-century canal system, especially about the Ohio \u0026amp; Erie Canal, but \u003cem\u003eOhio's Grand Canal\u003c\/em\u003e is by far the most meticulously researched account I have ever read.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-Jack Gieck, \u003c\/strong\u003e author of A Photo Album of Ohio's Canal Era, 1825-1913\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy linking Ohio's two major bodies of water-the Ohio River and Lake Erie-Ohio's canals, built in the early nineteenth century, caused unprecedented growth and wealth for the fledgling state. The canals opened up Ohio to new markets, new settlers, agriculture, and industry, depositing large sums of money into the region and giving Ohioans a surge of confidence and optimism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespite these impressive results, the canals struggled when other modes of transportation, such as the National Road and river steamboats, became serious competitors. The rise in popularity of railroads in the 1850s sparked the beginning of the end for the canals. Over the next decades, the canals declined steadily due to neglect, culminating with a statewide flood in 1913, which effectively rendered most of the Ohio \u0026amp; Erie useless.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOhio's Grand Canal\u003c\/em\u003e concisely details the entire history of the canal system. Author Terry K. Woods chronicles the events leading up to construction, as well as public opinion of the canal system, the modifications made to traditional boat designs, the leasing of the waterways to private companies, and the canals' legal abandonment in 1929. He also includes a personal look at the 1913 flood through the eyes of a thirteen-year-old boatman who experienced it firsthand.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWell written and thoroughly researched, this single-volume history of the Ohio \u0026amp; Erie Canal will be important to educators and to a general audience interested in Ohio history and canals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780873389846\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.06w x 0.39d","brand":"Terry K. Woods","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239133638837,"sku":"9780873389846","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4bd98a1b-5c07-4110-84ba-a4beb97f1ff3.jpg?v=1770916885","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ohios-grand-canal-a-brief-history-of-the-ohio-erie-canal-9780873389846","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}