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Canal

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The building of the canal system, in the United States although shortlived, provided industrial access to areas that were closed to economicdevelopment. The canal system in the eastern United States ...
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The building of the canal system, in the United States although shortlived, provided industrial access to areas that were closed to economicdevelopment. The canal system in the eastern United States helpedto provide the impetus for the development of the railroad whichin fact brought about the demise of the canal system as a viableeconomic mode of transportation within a ten year period.Canal is a story that follows the lives of a Scottish and Irish family'smulti-generational journey from Scotland to Ireland then to Canadaand finally to the United States.It is paralleled by the lives, loves and fortunes lost and found alongthe way and the role the Irish Navvy played in the industrializationof America.
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