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Wedding of the waters : the Erie Canal and the making of a great nation / Peter L. Bernstein

Author
Bernstein, Peter L.
Published
New York : W.W. Norton, [2005]
Copyright Date
©2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Description
448 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 25 cm

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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.
Summary
"The account of how the Erie Canal forever changed the course of American history"--Provided by publisher.
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ISBN
0393052338 (hardcover)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-423) and index.
Source of Acquisition
Behrend copy: Purchased with funds from the Elizabeth Epp Taft Library Endowment; 20045
Endowment Note
Elizabeth Epp Taft Library Endowment
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