The Potomac Canal: George Washington and the Waterway to the West by Robert J. Kapsch is a history of one of the nations first transportation systems. The Potomac Canal was instrumental in uniting a developing nation by providing a means of transport to and from the west.<BR>Despite the Potomac Canal's instrumental role in the development of our nation, no book has detailed its history or fully illustrated its routes. The Potomac Canal brings to light the history of this important transportation system and its effect on the region and the country. Kapsch discusses not only the canal's economic impacts but its significance in the lives of the men and women who contributed to the canal's construction and operation. This is a book for scholars of history, architecture, and engineering, and it also serves as a guide for visitors to the Potomac Canal region.