Erie Canal: Canoeing America's Great Waterway

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Summary: Erie Canal: Canoeing America's Great Waterway
Review: I have never been on the Erie Canal but Peter Lourie, with his great ability to blend both history and adventure, made me feel like I was right there with him. Vivid historical and contemporary photographs, as well as lots of canal stories turned, what might've been dull history, into a wonderful reading and visual experience. I never thought I could find the story of a waterway so engaging, but it was. I read this book with great pleasure and so did my two children. The author successfully broadened our appreciation for the wonders and history of this waterway; he kept us interested with tales about tug boat captains and other folks that he meets along the way. I'll probably never canoe the Erie Canal, but in a sense Peter Lourie has done this for me. We all thoroughly enjoyed reading this memorable account and look forward to reading more books by this talented writer.