Author: STYRAN, ROBERTA M.; TAYLOR, ROBERT R.
Title: Mr. Merritt's Ditch: A Welland Canals Album
Description: Canada: Stoddart / Boston Mills Press, 1992. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 1550460056. "Mr. Merritt's Ditch was a response to the problem of getting ships over the Niagara Escarpment. The remarkable series of solutions to this problem - the four Welland Canals - have transformed the landscape with a network of linked waterways." - frontispiece. Profusely illustrated with fascinating and highly informative black and white reproductions of archival photos, illustrations, and documents, all accompanied by supporting text. 152 pages. Oblong 11" x 8.5". Unmarked with average wear. A sound copy of this informative and enjoyable history.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Welland Canal (Ont.) - History, Welland Canal - Pictorial Works. Good .

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