The Erie Canal
- ISBN-10
- 1567111122
- ISBN-13
- 9781567111125
- Series
- The Erie Canal
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Blackbirch Press, Incorporated
- Authors
- Craig A. Doherty, Katherine M. Doherty
Description
Discusses the history of this man-made waterway as well as basic engineering, architecture, and mechanical procedures involved in its construction.
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