| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
448 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
"The account of how the Erie Canal forever changed the course of American history"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-423) and index. |
| Contents |
Smooth sailing -- Hudson's wrong turn -- Washington's pivot -- Canal maniacs -- "A canal to the moon" -- The sublime spectacle -- The extravagant proposal -- The expedition -- War and peace -- The shower of gold -- Digging the ditch -- Boom, bust, bonds -- Rude invective -- Unwearied zeal -- A noble work -- The pageant of power -- The wedding of the waters -- No charge for births -- The prodigious artery -- The granary of the world. |
| Subject |
Erie Canal (N.Y.)
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United States -- Economic conditions.
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United States. |
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Economic conditions. |
| ISBN |
0393052338 hardcover |
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