Three Hundred Years With the Pennsylvania Traveler

Shank, William H.

Amer Canal & Trans Ctr

History of York Pullman Auto, 1903-17

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Business & Money

Since the first covered bridge in America was built across the Schuykill River in Philadelphia in 1805, Pennsylvania has been the testing ground for some of the world's most unusual and interesting bridges. Shank delves into the lives and works of Burr, Wernwag, Town, Howe, Ellet, Roebling and Modjeski and others who revolutionized bridge-building of the past 5000 years. With 2-color photos and drawings, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in all bridges...covered to suspension...old or new.

Historic Bridges of Pennsylvania

History

Americas

<p>Since he first published this book in 1960, Mr. Shank has become one of the leading authorities on historic canals in the Northeastern United States. The author has included a statewide canal map, 125 historic photos, drawings by the late Philip Hoffman, a four-color cover and tables of lock and mileage data. As founder of the Pennsylvania Canal Society and past president of the American Canal Society, the author offers this definitive work on Pennsylvania canals with the help of canal buffs throughout the Keystone state.</p>

Amazing Pennsylvania Canals

Shank, W. H.

From the time of the "Great Pumpkin Flood of 1786" to the Agnes Floods of 1972, Shank shows, both editorially and pictorially, the causes and effects of Pennsylvania floods. Geographical history, detailed flood data and a comprehensive water map are included. This two-color book offers 93 superb illustrations, 88 pages of human interest stories and a definitive guide to major floods in Pennsylvania history.

Great Floods of Pennsylvania

With the cooperation of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Shank describes in detail the evolution of the state's roads. He starts with Indian trails at the time of the Penn Grant and moves along through pack-horse trails and numerous other types of roads, including military, corduroy, plank, stone-surfaced, brick and concrete. His journey ends with today's limited-access expressways and includes plenty of maps, drawings, photos and human inteest stories.

Indian Trails to Superhighways

Very little has been written about early canal engineers who, under unbelievable hardships, created marvelous new avenues of communication through the wilderness of the Northeastern United States. With the help of coauthors Mayo, Hahn and Gibson, Shank traces the canal era through its early beginning in New England, the Erie Canal, "Canal Fever" in the Northeast, the "Soo," the Illinois-Michican Canal, the Panama Canal, the canalization of Ohio, Mississippi and Tennesee, and...finally...the St. Lwrence Seaway. Experts of canal engineering themselves, the authors pooled their knowledge to make this book possible. Includes 130 drawings, maps and photos.

Towpaths to Tugboats: A History of American Canal Engineering

The Amazing tale of friendship and rivalry between two of America's greatest engineers.

Ellet and Roebling

Science & Math

Sayenga, Donald

Technology

<p>Surveys the history of canals in America, from colonial times to the twentieth century.</p>

When Horses Pulled Boats

Harlow, Alvin F.

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