UID:
almafu_9961992468002883
Format:
1 online resource (323 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
1-4426-5872-X
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1-4426-2781-6
Series Statement:
Heritage
Content:
Since the publication of the first edition in 1955, Rideau Waterway has informed and delighted readers, among them historians, engineers, and vacationers. First revised in 1972, this classic guide has once again been brought up to date in a new edition.
Note:
Includes index.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface to the Millennium Reprint --
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Rideau Waterway --
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The Setting --
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Why the Canal Was Built --
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Building the Canal --
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Financial Worries --
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John By --
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Down the Years --
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Cruising the Canal --
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Cruising the Rideau Lakes --
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Down the Rideau --
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The Canal in Ottawa --
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Bytown and Ottawa --
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APPENDIX A. References --
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APPENDIX B. The Superintending Engineers and (under Parks Canada) The Superintendents --
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APPENDIX C. Information, Charts, and Maps --
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APPENDIX D. Fishing on the Rideau Waterway --
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APPENDIX E. Table of Mileages, Lifts, and Clearances --
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Note on the 1986 edition --
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Acknowledgments from the 1955 edition --
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Index
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8020-6591-0
Language:
English
Keywords:
History.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.3138/9781442627819
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