Secrets of the C&O Canal: Little-Known Stories & Hidden History Along the Potomac River (James Rada, Jr. - LH) Loperfido

Secrets of the C&O Canal: Little-Known Stories & Hidden History Along the Potomac River (James Rada, Jr. - LH) LoperfidoThe Chesapeake and Ohio Canal runs along the north side of the Potomac River from Cumberland, Md., to Georgetown in the District of Columbia. It is a 184. 5 mile long engineering marvel that has 11 aqueducts, 74 lift locks, 160 culverts, 12 river feeder locks and guard locks, and one tunnel through a mountain. Its history spans the 19th century and is filled with mishaps, crimes, secrets, and drama. Discover the original destination of the C&O Canal

"Take Me Out to the Ballgame

He is often remembered today as the featured orator at the dedication ceremony of the Gettysburg National Cemetery in 1863

White takes readers into the murky underworld of New York City

of how a nation healed from civil war without justice

including Winfield Scott

create the National Academy of Sciences

by Gail Shaffer Blankenau

the Gettysburg Address as a watershed that turned the war from a fight for Union into one for Union and emancipation

from well-hewn portraits of the battle's leaders to detailed analyses of their strategies and tactics

as well as Lincoln’s sometimes radical views on animal welfare and how they shaped his life and his presidency

Gettysburg Day 1

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