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Rideau Waterway, Second Edition |
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| Format | Softcover | |
| Catalogue No. | 0-8020-6591-0 | |
| Pages | 312 | |
| Language | English only | |
| Price | $20.95 | |
Written by Robert Legget. Published by University of Toronto Press, 1986 (Reprinted 2001). Description: |
| Since the publication of
the first edition in 1955, Rideau Waterway has been informing and
delighting readers, among them historians, engineers and vacationers. First
revised in 1972, it has now been once again brought up to date in a new
edition. Robert Legget offers a rich history of the Rideau Canal - an adventure in engineering, built by soldiers and civilian labourers through swamp, bush and rocky wilderness - as well as a guide to current places of interest along the waterway and stories of the pioneers who settled there. He resurrects the controversy surrounding Colonel John By, Superintending Engineer of the construction of the canal, whose leadership was debated in the British press and after whom Bytown was named. Bytown is now Ottawa; Legget traces the city's development from construction camp to national capital. This new edition contains three times as many photographs as the original, and has been even more thoroughly updated than was the revised edition of 1972. Legget has added new information about historical figures and references to developments in the surroundings: The St. Lawrence Seaway, the Carillon hydroelectric project, new roads, new bridges, and more. The appendices have been revised to include the latest information available on maps, charts and fishing. Also includes a table of mileages and locks. In all, Legget has provided a lively guide for boaters and other travellers, and for all those interested in the history of eastern Ontario. |
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