Wedding of the waters the Erie Canal and the making of a great nation
"The account of how the Erie Canal forever changed the course of American history"--Provided by publisher.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton,
c2005.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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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.
