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Raudzens George <1938-> |
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The British Ordnance Department and Canada's canals, 1815-1855 / / George Raudzens |
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Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1979 |
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ISBN |
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1-55458-573-2 |
1-282-23307-6 |
9786613810816 |
0-88920-638-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (217 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Canals - Canada - History |
Great Britain Colonies America Administration |
Canada Economic conditions |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Based on the author's thesis, Yale, 1970. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliography and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Ordnance Department -- The Canadian Setting -- The Struggle for Military Canals, 1814-1825 -- Launching the Rideau Project -- The Expansion of the Rideau Project -- Completion of the Canal and financial Chaos -- Conflict Over Ordnance Property -- Dissolution -- The Ordnance Impact on Canada -- Bibliography -- A Technical Assessment of the Rideau Canal from the Commencement of Construction -- Establishment of the Ordnance Observatory at Toronto -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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No detailed description available for "The British Ordnance Department and Canada's Canals 1815-1855". |
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