The Potomac Canal: George Washington and the Waterway West |
Contents
Chapter 1 Early Proposals for a Potomac River Navigation 17541775 | 9 |
Chapter 2 George Washington and the Early Development of the Potomac River Navigation 17841790 | 45 |
Chapter 4 The Shenandoah River Navigation 17901890 | 111 |
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