C&O Canal Association Store
Listed below are books and other items desirable to those interested in the C&O Canal and related topics. To place an order, please use the form linked at the bottom of this page.| Item Description | Price |
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| William E. Davies, The Geology and Engineering Structures of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal: An Engineering Geologist’s Description and Drawings. (C&OCA, 1999.) Paperback, 636 pages. This book is a 1989 draft of a lifetime work by a noted geologist and expert on flooding that C&OCA published after the author’s death. Although unfinished, this work is a uniquely valuable description of structures and formations along the whole length of the canal. | $29.95* |
| David Edward-Mays, North American Inland Waterways, (published by Euromapping), a folding map in color that is indexed and includes more than 100 canals. | $25.00 |
| Dan Guzy, Navigation on the Upper Potomac and Its Tributaries. (C&OCA, 2008) Paperback, 166 pages. This book describes commerce on the Potomac River in the era before the C&O Canal, and how George Washington and others used such improvements as sluices and bypass canals to promote this busy trade route to the west. Photos of the remains of these structures are among the many illustrations of the book, which also includes three appendices, notes, and an index. | $13.00* |
| Tom R. Hulst, The Footpaths of Justice O. William Douglas: A Legacy of Place, by (iUniverse, Inc., 289 pages, paperback.) As a biography, this work concentrates on Douglas’ impact as a jurist, and even more on his role as an advocate for saving areas of natural beauty such as the C&O Canal. The author also describes his own visits to the wilderness areas that the Justice loved and fought to preserve. | $21.95 |
| Robert J. Kapsch and Elizabeth Perry Kapsch, Monocacy Aqueduct on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (Medley Press, 2005). Paperback, 110 pages, bibliography, notes, illus. This book tells the story of the design, construction, and use of one of the C&O Canal’s most famous structures, and also describes the successful rehabilitation effort completed in 2005. | $10.00* |
| Robert J. Kapsch, The Potomac Canal: George Washington and the Waterway West, (West Va. Univ. Press, 2007). Paperback, 374 pages (8½ by 10 inches), bibliography, notes, and index. A richly illustrated, in-depth history of one of the nation?s early transportation systems, a precursor to the C&O Canal. | $30.00 |
| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Official National Park Handbook 142 (National Park Service, 1991) Paperback, 112 pages, references, index, maps, illus. This informative guide explains the history of the canal, its structures and methods of operation, and its natural setting. Its colorful pages are richly illustrated with photographs and detailed drawings. | $9.95 |
| Gary M. Petrichick, Pocket Guide to the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, (C&O Canal Association, 2000). Paperback, 65 pages (3 by 5 ¼ inches). A handy pocket reference with a mile-by-mile listing of the canal’s features, five maps, and space for your own notes. | $3.00 |
| Gary Petrichick, Pocket Guide to the Civil War on the C&O Canal (published by the author, 2003). Paperback, 52 pages (3 by 5 ¼ inches). Organized mile-by-mile rather than chronologically, this small reference work briefly identifies the scenes of military engagements, roads, and structures related to the Civil War. | $3.95 |
| John Urman, On The Canal, an award-winning 30-minute DVD based on the author’s bicycle trip along the whole length of C&O Canal. | $10.00 |
| John Urman, On The Passage, a 30-minute DVD which follows the filmaker as he explores the places, the people, and their storied past on the 150-mile rail trail from Cumberland, MD to Pittsburgh, PA. | $13.00 |
| Francis (Champ) Zumbrun, A History of Green Ridge State Forest (published by The History Press, May 2010). Paperback, 5 ½ by 8 ½ inches, 160 pages, more than 55 illustrations. Tells the story of a remarkable state forest established on land once owned by a builder of boats for service on the C&O Canal. | $20.00 |
| TrailBook 2008-09, a 204-page paperback guide to the Great Allegheny Passage and C&O Canal towpath, and to services available along the 335-mile trail from Georgetown to Pittsburgh, including an 18x24 inch removable map. | $6.00 |
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T-shirts that highlight the
11 historic aqueducts along the canal. The shirts are royal blue
with white graphics. On the front is the Assocation’s name
and canal boat logo. The reverse displays a map printed with the
location of each aqueduct. Specify S, M, L on detailed
order form. |
$15.00 |
 Detailed,
printer-friendly order form |
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| *Member prices are listed on this page. Non-members pay slightly more for these items -- details are on the order form linked above. |