By John Zumerchik, Steven L. Danver
Seas and Waterways of the area: An Encyclopedia of historical past, makes use of, and concerns deals a complete creation to humanity's historic reliance at the world's seas and waterways and the way that reliance keeps to evolve.Over the process volumes, this striking source describes the world's significant nautical positive factors, the wide range of makes use of for these waterways, and a couple of crucial matters coming up from water-borne trade. The encyclopedia marks the emergence of the aquarium, cruise, power, fishing, coverage, mining, alternate, transportation, activity, and activity industries, and contains entries on harbors, ports, and coastal improvement that play an element within the economics of industrial water use. additionally incorporated is insurance of a few major issues similar to the increase and fall of the Erie Canal because the gateway to the Midwest, and the declining acclaim for the Panama Canal.
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