Project Gutenberg 2018-02-13 Public domain in the USA. 729 Jeans, J. Stephen (James Stephen) 1846 1913 Jeans, James Stephen 04004240 Waterways and Water Transport in Different Countries With a description of the Panama, Suez, Manchester, Nicaraguan, and other canals. Produced by Chris Curnow, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Waterways and Water Transport in Different Countries" by J. Stephen Jeans is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This comprehensive work explores the subject of water transport, particularly focusing on artificial waterways like canals. The author addresses the importance of adequate transport facilities to a nation's economic well-being and provides a detailed examination of various canal systems around the world, including well-known projects like the Panama and Suez Canals. At the start of the work, the author sets the stage for a discussion on the critical role that effective transportation plays in the prosperity of nations. He emphasizes the historical evolution of waterway construction, discussing the significance of canals from ancient civilizations to modern developments. The opening portion also outlines the author’s intentions to explore specific canals through detailed historical narratives and technical advancements, all while anticipating the future significance of waterways in alleviating transport challenges faced by populated inland regions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Canals HE TC Text Category: History - Other Category: Engineering & Technology 1553842 2025-09-22T12:40:28.681711 text/html 1586901 2018-02-12T21:43:04 text/html 5418344 2025-09-22T12:40:53.809612 application/epub+zip 5421574 2025-09-22T12:40:33.400676 application/epub+zip 599370 2025-09-22T12:40:31.022769 application/epub+zip 5787420 2025-09-22T12:41:05.762104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5687629 2025-09-22T12:40:50.684622 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 877919 2022-08-25T12:51:39.819815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1258344 2025-09-22T12:40:24.696678 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1258689 2018-02-12T21:43:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18389 2025-09-22T12:41:05.963020 application/rdf+xml 9104 2025-09-22T12:40:31.277674 image/jpeg 1452 2025-09-22T12:40:31.154644 image/jpeg 436338 2018-02-12T21:43:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 5144444 2018-02-12T21:43:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 5580152 2025-09-22T12:40:28.979694 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog