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Books, Maps & Other Resources Scotland / Scottish Genealogy & History Books, Maps, & Resources - Scotland | Flags - Scotland Global Gazette Scotland Articles Searchable Online Scottish Data | Useful Scotland Links BOOK - Forth and Clyde Canal, A History By: Thomas Dowds 
The Forth and Clyde Canal, completed in 1790, was by far the largest undertaking that had ever been seen in Scotland. It allowed coal and machinery to travel east, and grain to travel west. Passengers could travel between Glasgow and Edinburgh in greater comfort than by stagecoach, and it produced employment along its entire route. But it required capital on a scale previously unknown; it required the collaboration of Edinburgh, Glasgow and London; it required new technology; and it encountered its full measure of constructional problems. It took 22 years to build. Now, after a long period of neglect, and sporting the spectacular Falkirk Wheel, it enjoys new life as an imaginative leisure resource.
About the author: T.J. Dowds is Tutor in History, Senior Studies Institute, Strathclyde University. Number of pages: 152 Dimensions: 5.50 x 8.50 inches Appendices: Yes B&W Illustrations: 14 Bibliography: Yes Index: Yes Maps: 1 Notes: Yes Format: Trade Paperback Published: 2004 ISBN: 1862322325
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