History of the Manchester Ship Canal Vol. 1 of 2: From Its Inception to Its Completion With Personal Reminiscences (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from History of the Manchester Ship Canal Vol. 1 of 2: From Its Inception to Its Completion With Personal Reminiscences<br><br>HE early struggles and ultimate triumph of the Manchester Ship Canal consti T tute a subject of absorbing interest. In the history of Manchester and indeed Of South Lancashire as a whole no other event or enterprise can compare with it in its far-reaching effects. The story too in many respects contains all the elements of a romance. It is the relation of a desperate and almost hopeless fight against Opposi tion of the most powerful and uncompromising character and it is meet that the names and qualities Of the men engaged in the strife and the nature of the difficulties which they encountered and overcame should find a permanent record. To rescue both individuals and incidents from Oblivion and to give a connected narrative of the course of events from the conception to the completion of the canal is the Object Of the present work The task has not been an easy one nor has it been lightly undertaken. If however a personal association with the enterprise from the outset a close and intimate knowledge Of all its engineering and constructive phases and the possession of a unique collection of materials correspondence reports and records of every kind may be regarded as qualifications necessary if not even indispensable I can at least lay claim to these.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.