Oxlade, Chris.

Canals / Chris Oxlade. - New ed. - Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2006. - 32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm. - Building amazing structures . - Oxlade, Chris. Building amazing structures. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.

About canals -- Canals in the past -- Canal structures -- Materials -- Going up and down -- Designing canals -- Site preparation -- Liners and locks -- Canals in use -- Ships in the desert -- The Erie Canal -- Canal disasters -- Canal facts.

ISBN: 9781403479020 140347902X (library binding-hardcover)

LCCN: 2005024036

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Canals.
Canals--Design and construction.

LC Class. No.: TC745 / .O94 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 627/.13