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

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-423) and index

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wedding of the waters

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

56614386

Responsibility statement

Peter L. Bernstein

Sub title

the Erie Canal and the making of a great nation

Summary

"The account of how the Erie Canal forever changed the course of American history"--Provided by publisher

Table Of 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

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