[8], 182 pp, light blu clothcovered boards w/dark maroon-red deco & lettering on the front cover and spine, top edge stained red, tan endpapers w/white diamond pattern w/blue illustrations in the diamonds, grey-brown-white-blu dj w/yellow spine w/black lettering w/wht rear panel w/text. This is book #30 from the landmark book series. The story of the building of the Erie Canal from Buffalo on Lake Erie to Albany on the Hudson River. How De Witt Clinton was the driving force in the construction of the canal. stains on bottom one inch of the boards, water stain on the bottom one inch of the dj. prev owner's bookplate on the hafl title page.