Canal Mania: 200 Years of Britain's Waterways

by Anthony Burton

A description of Britain's canal network and its history, with stories of the great engineers, and of the great enterprises whose prosperity was founded on the waterways system. Architectural drawings are provided by the former Chief Architect of British Waterways.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1983

About the author

Born in 1934 Anthony Burton is an author and broadcaster who specialises mostly in industrial and transport history since his first book in the area, The Canal Builders, was published in 1972. As well as canals, railways and other forms of transport, his interests also include the countryside and landscape history.