Bond of Union: Building the Erie Canal and the American Empire
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Conceived in the early 1800s and completed in 1825, the Erie Canal was the boldest and biggest American engineering project of its century, with enduring political, social, and economic effects. It was the Erie Canal that first opened up the West to American enterprise and imagination, bringing vast riches and a far-reaching vision to a rapidly expanding nation. In this compelling narrative, author Gerard Koeppel tells the complete, sweeping story...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0306818272
ISBN13:9780306818271
Release Date:March 2009
Publisher:Da Capo Press
Length:454 Pages
Weight:1.61 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"
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