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the Artificial River: Erie Canal and Making of America, 1817-25

Name: the Artificial River: Erie Canal and Making of America, 1817-25
Brand: Independently Published
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Bol In the 1820s, a 363-mile ditch carved through wilderness transformed a young republic, linking the Atlantic to the Great Lakes and igniting America's economic empire. This is the story of the Erie Canal's construction-a grueling, politically explosive feat of engineering that remade a nation in just eight years.This edition includes an original period map, data-rich tables on excavation volumes and lock dimensions, and a timeline of key milestones. Anecdotes are sourced directly to contemporary accounts and primary documents by name-from DeWitt Clinton's speeches to laborers' letters-revealing exactly how the canal was built, funded, and fought over.For readers of narrative nonfiction and popular history who want the gritty details behind a transformative infrastructure project.

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In the 1820s, a 363-mile ditch carved through wilderness transformed a young republic, linking the Atlantic to the Great Lakes and igniting America's economic empire. This is the story of the Erie Canal's construction-a grueling, politically explosive feat of engineering that remade a nation in just eight years.This edition includes an original period map, data-rich tables on excavation volumes and lock dimensions, and a timeline of key milestones. Anecdotes are sourced directly to contemporary accounts and primary documents by name-from DeWitt Clinton's speeches to laborers' letters-revealing exactly how the canal was built, funded, and fought over.For readers of narrative nonfiction and popular history who want the gritty details behind a transformative infrastructure project.

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