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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Historic Photos of Boston captures Beantown's past through photographs from the city's finest archives. From the Civil War period, to the turn of the century, to the building of a modern metropolis, Historic Photos of Boston follows life, government, education, and events from its extensive history. This book captures unique and rare scenes through the original lens of about 200 historic photographs. Published in striking black and white photography, these images communicate historic events and every day life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 134 pages. 8.50x8.50x0.40 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 127 pages. 9.00x6.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 205 pages. 10.00x10.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 219 pages. 8.75x8.75x8.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Cape Cod was known as a ship's graveyard but the Cape Cod Canal, proposed in 1776 and built in 1914 became a vital shipping link and a marvel of engineering.For centuries, the shoals and high winds around Cape Cod turned its waters into a ships' graveyard. In 1623, Miles Standish proposed a shorter, safer passage by building a canal linking Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay, and in 1776, George Washington ordered the first of many surveys. All attempts failed until 1914, when the Cape Cod Canal opened as a private toll canal. The widest sea-level canal in the world, the Cape Cod Canal continues to be an engineering marvel, a vital shipping link, and a summer destination. These rare images from the Nina Heald Webber Collection at Historic New England survey the canal's development from unsuccessful building efforts in the 1800s, through its 1909-1914 construction, and subsequent improvements in the 1930s.…