{"title":"Regional History","description":"Learn more about the history of your community, region, or state with these books from Touchwood Press. Fell a greater connection with the people, institutions, and traditions of the place you call home.","products":[{"product_id":"canal-chronicles","title":"Canal Chronicles","description":"\u003ch2\u003eStories of the Illinois \u0026amp; Michigan Canal\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch5\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4by40kS\"\u003epaperback and e-Book\u003cbr\u003eFormats Available\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003eLearn the history of America's first transportation revolution, starting with the Illinois \u0026amp; Michigan Canal. Great as research for reports!\nCanal Chronicles tells the story of the background, construction, and development of the Illinois \u0026amp; Michigan Canal (1836-1848) and the people who came before, during, and after to create the history of Northern Illinois and the Greater Chicago region. The I\u0026amp;M Canal was the critical link connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the Gulf of Mexico so that goods could serve the needs of a burgeoning new country and exports could find their way to markets that provided money for growth. Join French explorers Marquette and Joliet, American military hero and President William Henry Harrison, Chief Blackhawk, Abraham Lincoln, and a host of Chicago history notables as an eyewitness to an important chapter in the history of the United States. Toil with the Irish laborers, or navvies, who cleared the land, dug the trench, and built the locks. Learn what this key phase in building the infrastructure of the United States teaches about nation-building today.","brand":"Canal Chronicles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50207290294529,"sku":"NF001P","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0837\/3652\/7105\/files\/cc-front-cover.jpg?v=1787236037"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0837\/3652\/7105\/collections\/cc-front-cover.jpg?v=1787235326","url":"https:\/\/touchwoodbooks.store\/collections\/regional-history-books.oembed","provider":"Touchwood Press Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}