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Canals and Waterways - Couverture souple

Ware, Michael E.

 
9780852638781: Canals and Waterways
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0852638787 ISBN 13 : 9780852638781
Editeur : Shire Publications, 1987

Synopsis

Many of Britain's navigable waterways now carry more traffic than they did in the supposed heyday of canals, though the traffic today is pleasure boats rather than commercial craft. This book traces the history of these artificial waterways, from Roman days through to the decline of commercial traffic in the 1950s. It covers the building of canals, the structures that make them work, their maintenance and the boats that travelled on them. The cargoes carried are given prominence, as are the 'people of the cut'. The last chapter shows the canals in decline, giving some of the reasons for the closure of many waterways, and describing why pleasure boating has now taken over.

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À propos de l'auteur

Michael E. Ware is a writer with an interest in transport history. He formerly worked as the Director of the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, and has written a number of books about the canals of England and Wales.

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Éditeur
Shire Publications
Date d'édition
1987
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0852638787
ISBN 13 
9780852638781
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
88
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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