Waterways and byways, 1600-1890 / editor, Peter Benes ; associate editor, Jane Montague Benes
Title
Waterways and byways, 1600-1890 / editor, Peter Benes ; associate editor, Jane Montague Benes
Description
Contents: Section 1. Indian Trails -- An Indian trail over Hoosac Mountain / Clifford J. Schexnayder -- Section 2. Canals -- Inclined to succeed : the South Hadley Canal / Kenneth L. Williamson -- Memphremagog or bust : the Connecticut River Company, the Farmington Canal, and their battle for the Upper Connecticut River / Richard DeLuca -- From the sea to the Commonwealth's heart : the short-lived Blackstone Canal / Tom Kelleher -- Manufacturing Eden : the rivers and canals of Lowell, 1820-1870 / Jane Weiss -- Section 3. Lakes and waterways -- Lake Champlain : ice highway / ice byway / Susan M. Ouellette -- Maine's myriad waterways and the coastal granite manufacturing industry, 1815-1890 / Aaron Paul -- Section 4. Timekeeping -- Timekeeping and timekeepers on New England byways / Bob Frishman -- Section 5. Banditry and Hucksterism -- Pirates, bandits, and runagates : roving outlaws on early American waterways / James I. Deutsch -- Dr Anthony Yeldall : a Philadelphia pharmacist navigates the American northeast / Peter Benes -- "Like an avalanche" : traveling circuses on roads, rivers, and rails / Richard W. Flint -- Waterways and byways bibliography
Publisher
Deerfield, Mass. : Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife, 2014
Date
2014
Format
Physical Description
136 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Note
Includes bibliographical references
Series
Alt Series
Book Record
In-house Use Only
Subjects
Collection
Copies and Location
Shelf Location | Call Number | Identifier |
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SPIDELL READING ROOM | F 1 .D8 2009 | 2014.060.0001 |