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Explore this visionary proposal for a massive canal system that would connect the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, dramatically transforming transportation and trade across North America. Featuring essays, speeches, and proposals from leading engineers and politicians of the early 20th century, this volume is a fascinating glimpse into a bold and ambitious idea that never quite came to fruition.

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