{"product_id":"cape-cod-canal","title":"Cape Cod Canal","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"AllEditionsItem-workTitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCape Cod Canal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-workAuthor\"\u003eBy Historic New England  and Timothy T. Orwig\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-workAuthor\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-overview-container\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eEdition Description\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCape Cod was known as a ship's graveyard but the Cape Cod Canal, proposed in 1776 and built in 1914 became a vital shipping link and a marvel of engineering.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, the shoals and high winds around Cape Cod turned its waters into a ships' graveyard. In 1623, Miles Standish proposed a shorter, safer passage by building a canal linking Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay, and in 1776, George Washington ordered the first of many surveys. All attempts failed until 1914, when the Cape Cod Canal opened as a private toll canal. The widest sea-level canal in the world, the Cape Cod Canal continues to be an engineering marvel, a vital shipping link, and a summer destination. These rare images from the Nina Heald Webber Collection at Historic New England survey the canal's development from unsuccessful building efforts in the 1800s, through its 1909-1914 construction, and subsequent improvements in the 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-title\"\u003eEdition Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item\"\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"AllEditionsItem-details-item-details\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"El Paso's Thrift Book Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42818856910925,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/3854\/8813\/files\/CapeCodCanal.jpg?v=1774494272","url":"https:\/\/eptbookstore.com\/products\/cape-cod-canal","provider":"El Paso's Thrift Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}