British canals : the standard history /: the standard history. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Joseph Boughey and Charles Hadfield.
• Other Names: Boughey, Joseph, 1956-; Hadfield, Charles, 1909-1996
• Contents: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Maps; Preface to the Ninth Edition; Note and Acknowledgements; 1. Origins; 2. Building the Canals; 3. Early Life on the Canals; 4. The Arteries of the Revolution; 5. The Canal Mania and the Wars; 6. Canals, Seas and Ports; 7. The Golden Years; 8. The Rivers during the Canal Age; 9. War with the Railways; 10. The Years of Decline; 11. Time of Hope; 12. Towards Nationalization; 13. Between Transport and Amenity; 14. Into the Second Canal Age; Notes; Further Reading.
• Publisher Details: Stroud : History Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource, maps
• Subjects: 386.480941; Canals -- British Isles; Canals -- British Isles -- History; Canaux -- Britanniques, Îles; Canaux -- Britanniques, Îles -- Histoire; TRANSPORTATION -- General; Canals; Europe -- British Isles; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780752487113; 0752487116
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from EPUB title page (OverDrive, viewed July 10, 2013).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.