Timmy O'Dowd and the Big Ditch: A Story of the Glory Days on the Old Erie Canal (Great Episodes

91 pp. Two-panel map of Erie Canal route at the time of the story precedes text, glossary and bibliography follows text. In the late 1800s, young Timmy O'Dowd and his 'city boy' cousin must forget their differences and pool their energies when the Erie Canal is damaged by storms.