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Forty Fifth Annual Report Of The Board Of Managers Of The Monongahela Navigation Company To The Stockholders: With Accompanying Documents

Forty Fifth Annual Report Of The Board Of Managers Of The Monongahela Navigation Company To The Stockholders: With Accompanying Documents

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ManagementGeneral ReferenceRegional: West

ISBN10: 9354487173
ISBN13: 9789354487170
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 15 2021
Pages: 36
Weight: 0.15
Height: 0.09 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Where ledgers meet lock gates, an industrial river system comes to life. The Forty Fifth Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Monongahela Navigation Company is a complete annual report that captures a pivotal year in the making of modern Pittsburgh and its upriver communities. Every figure tells a story. Issued as a formal corporate financial report to stockholders, it assembles management narratives, financial tables, and accompanying documents that illuminate river navigation history, canal and lock engineering, and the practical challenges of inland waterway transportation in 19th century Pennsylvania. Today it stands as a rich primary source document: indispensable reference for historians, meticulous research material for scholars, and an absorbing window for general readers curious about monongahela river history, Pittsburgh industrial history, and early American infrastructure. From the boardroom to the riverbank, the voices preserved here reveal how capital, technology, and geography combined to shape a region that would power the United States industrial age. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Prepared with care for readers, researchers, and classic-literature collectors, this edition honours the original document while presenting it in a clean, accessible form for twenty-first century study and enjoyment.

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