Residents in villages near a 19th Century canal under threat of running dry fear a lack of water supply would devastate ...

The canal contributed mightily to the prosperity ... modern viewer would appear to predict their coming slaughter. For 19th-century Americans, water represented both nature and civilization.

“Now apparently we’re building a canal back to the 19th century, since [Trump] also seems to be enamored with canals.” “President Trump is inspired by American icons such as President ...