C & O Canal
Author: Barry Mackintosh
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13:
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The Flying, Gray-haired Yank
Author: Michael Egan
Publisher:
Published: 1888
Total Pages: 438
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMichael Egan's flying gray-haired yank is a published account of his wartime experiences, including his service as an officer in the 15th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment and his capture, his escape, his recapture and eventual second escape. His story details evasion from Confederate patrols and help from slaves and Unionists.
Get Up and Ride
Author: Jim Shea
Publisher: Jim Shea
Published: 2020-12-11
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 173626060X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the summer of 2010, brothers-in-law Marty and Jim embark on a cycling trip along the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal, a 335-mile trek from their home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Jim's boyhood home in Washington, DC. Chance encounters with colorful local characters and other surprising escapades during five days on the trail make for nonstop laughs. As they travel through forests and along winding rivers, they experience the breathtaking scenery of western Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia, exploring early American history while learning more about each other as well as themselves. This true story is for adventurers and cyclists as well as couch potatoes looking for a lighthearted take on friendship and some hilarious fun.
Potomac Pathway
Author: Napier Shelton
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Limited
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780764337987
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom Georgetown to Harpers Ferry, through Hancock, to Cumberland, get an intimate, mile-by-mile look at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park. This great resource guide describes in detail the plants and animals, forests, geology, and environmental issues of this towpath trail. With three maps and 82 pictures, learn about nature along the entire 184 miles. Hear about life along the Canal, from the Indians to present-day residents. Take a tour of the Potomac Valley and engage in favorite actives such as hiking, biking, and fishing. Take a side trip to Rock Creek and Glover-Archbold parks, South Mountain, and Green Ridge State Forest, and get an insider's look at managing the park.
Home on the Canal
Author: Elizabeth Kytle
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 1996-03
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780801853289
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe history of the C & O Canal in Maryland along the Potomac River, including summaries of interviews with eleven men and women who had lived or worked on the canal while it was in operation.
The Night Riders of Harpers Ferry
Author: Kathleen Ernst
Publisher: White Mane Kids
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781572490130
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuring the Civil War, a seventeen-year-old Union soldier must adjust to army life, with the additional complications peculiar to the region where the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers come together at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
Canawlers
Author: James Rada
Publisher:
Published: 2013-01-05
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780615717609
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuring the Civil War, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal was the de facto border between the Union and Confederate states. Canawlers is the story of the Fitzgerald family as they try and make their living on the C&O Canal amid the fighting between the North and South.
C. & O. Canal National Historical Park
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands
Publisher:
Published: 1961
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConsiders S. 77, to establish the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Md.
C. and O. Canal National Historical Park
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Interior and Insular Affairs
Publisher:
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 132
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Author: Eastern National
Publisher:
Published: 2016-08-16
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781590911761
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt's here! Now you can stamp your way through the entire National Park System with the newest addition to the Passport To Your National Parks line of products: the Collector's Edition Passport. Beauty and practicality meet artfully in this deluxe version of the popular Passport, taking you above and beyond the original by providing space for Passport stickers and cancellation stamps for every single park, as well as space for extra cancellations. The park sites are color-coded by region, each area featuring a color map that pinpoints park locations. With a spiral binding that makes it easy to lie open flat, a hard cover that ensures durability and longer life, and pages graced with beautiful color photographs, it's the ultimate stamping ground.
