Author: Becnel, Thomas A.
Title: The Barrow Family & the Barataria & Lafourche Canal: The Transportation Revolution in Louisiana, 1829-1925
Description: Baton Rouge [LA], Louisiana State Univ. Press, (1989). orig.cloth. 23x15cm, xii,202 pp. 8pp photoplates. Minor rubbing. VG. dustwrapper. ¶ Contents: Robert Ruffin Barrow & the B & L, 1829 to 1875: Early Settlers in Bayou Country; The Barataria and Lafourche Canal; The B & L No. 2 Through the Civil War & Reconstruction; Robert Ruffin Barrow, Jr & the B & L No. 2, 1875 to 1925: Robert Barrow, Jr.: Carrying on the Family Tradition; Uncle Sam Buys the Company Canal; The End of the Barrow Era; Epilogue: The Intracoastal Canal System Today.

Keywords: Transportation History, Barataria and, Lafourche Canal, Louisiana, Robert Ruffin, Barrow, Intracoastal Canals, Transport, United States