The Anatomy of Canals – The Mania Years

This book is out of print.  The copies available are second hand, in near-as-new or very good condition.   There is a slight crease to the back cover. This second volume in the Anatomy of Canals series charts the history of the British canal system at the height of its popularity.  Canal building that had stuttered almost to a standstill in the 1780s was revitalised in the 1790s when new schemes were suddenly being promoted with astonishing rapidity.  No fewer than 21 canal acts were passed in 1793 alone, and this early part of the decade became known as the time…