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Champlain Canal: Mules to Tugboats by Capt. Fred G. Godfrey
The Champlain Canal was completed from Fort Edward toWhitehall at the end of 1819, superseded by the Barge Canal in 1915. Little is known of the daily life of the canal boat families who made a living on this vibrant waterway and of the business that grew up along its shores. This book chronicles the Canal with in depth descriptions of canal boats, methods, equipment, locks, canal towns and their people. This book is a classic just restocked in 2013.
1994, hardcover, Illus. 123 pp.
