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Empress of Eternity Empress of Eternity L. E. Modesitt, Jr. Take an artifact, an impossible artifact from the far, forgotten past, mix well with time condensed into event points throughout the universe, sprinkle with the forces of good which battle evil so de… OL15437870W
Canals are water roads Canals are water roads Lee Sullivan Hill Describes different canals and explains their usefulness. OL15835118W
Canals Canals Cass R. Sandak Describes how canals are built, their uses, and how they might be designed and used in the future. Also discusses such famous canals as the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal, the Erie Canal, and the St. L… OL15835131W
When horses pulled boats When horses pulled boats Alvin F. Harlow Surveys the history of canals in America, from colonial times to the twentieth century. OL1628684W
French ducks in Venice French ducks in Venice Garret Freymann-Weyr When Polina Panova's "prince" moves out of their Venice, California, house, two ducks that live on the canals but believe themselves to be French try to help Polina, a designer of magical dresses of… OL16633740W
Felice Felice Marcia Brown In Venice, city of cats and canals, a little striped cat is befriended by a canal boatman's son and gets a name and a home. OL1672340W
Too narrow to swing a cat Too narrow to swing a cat Steve Haywood One man and his cat travel the canals of England Steve Haywood has a new member of crew aboard his narrowboat, Justice—but maybe not the kind he'd have wanted if he'd known the trouble she'd cau… OL16998619W
Through the lock Through the lock Carol Otis Hurst Eleven-year-old orphan Etta Prentice is determined to find a home where she and her siblings can live together as a family. She stumbles on an abandoned cabin on the newly-completed New Haven and Nor… OL17733317W
Water Gypsies Water Gypsies Annie Murray It is 1942, and after a tough childhood in Birmingham, Maryann Bartholomew has built a happy life with her husband and children working the canals on a narrowboat. But hard work and constant child be… OL20788074W
London's waterways London's waterways Derek Pratt London boasts not only one of the most famous and awe-inspiring rivers of the world, but is also home to beautiful and majestic canals such as the Grand Union and Regents Canal - ever popular with to… OL21177996W
MURDER ON THE OXFORD CANAL a gripping crime mystery full of twists MURDER ON THE OXFORD CANAL a gripping crime mystery full of twists FAITH MARTIN 238 pages ; 21 cm OL24731055W
For empire they toil For empire they toil Julie Greene A groundbreaking history of the Panama Canal offers a revelatory workers-eye view of the momentous undertaking and shows how it launched the American centuryThe Panama Canal has long been celebrated … OL2689308W
The story of America's canals The story of America's canals Ray Spangenburg,Diane K. Moser Traces the history of canals and canal building in America, from the first American canals to the building of the Panama Canal and the recent work done on the Illinois Waterway. OL27962720W
Gideon ahoy! Gideon ahoy! William Mayne Twelve-year-old Eva's chaotic but cheerful family life in a small English town changes when Gideon, her brain-damaged deaf older brother, gets a job opening bridges and locks for the local canalboat. OL30356W
Modernizing irrigation management Modernizing irrigation management Daniel Renault This publication describes the MASSCOTE methodology, illustrated by several applications in Asia. MASSCOTE is a comprehensive methodology for analyzing the modernization of canal operation. The aim… OL3067166W
America's early canals America's early canals Tim McNeese Traces the development of America's early canals, particularly the Erie Canal, which enabled people to travel to places that rivers could not take them. OL3287443W
Building the Panama Canal Building the Panama Canal Sabrina Crewe and Dale Anderson This book tells the story of how the Panama Canal was built, describing the project's background and the people who were involved. OL3922102W
Panama fever Panama fever Matthew Parker A thrilling tale of exploration, conquest, money, politics, and medicineThe Panama Canal was the costliest undertaking in human history. It literally required moving mountains, breaking the back of t… OL6038067W
The Grand Junction Canal The Grand Junction Canal Alan H. Faulkner a canal connecting birmingham england to london around 1800 . the history of same i presume. OL7053815W
Narrow Dog to Carcassonne Narrow Dog to Carcassonne Terry Darlington The hilarious true story of two pensioners and their whippet who sail from Stone in Staffordshire to Carcassonne in the South of France in a narrowboat ...'WE COULD BORE OURSELVES TO DEATH, DRINK OUR… OL8383280W
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