Wedding of the waters : the Erie Canal and the making of a great nation :: Peter L. Bernstein :: ISBN 0393052338 :: W.W. Norton 2005 :: OBNB, the Open British National Bibliography

Publication Data

Title Wedding of the waters : the Erie Canal and the making of a great nation
Author Peter L. Bernstein
Publisher W.W. Norton
Publication date 2005
Publication location New York
Language English

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

Topics

United States :: Economic conditions
Erie Canal (N.Y.)
United States

Catalogue Data

OBNB ID GBA600655
ISBN 10 0393052338
ISBN 13 n/a
Type BibliographicResource, Book
Dewey Classification 386.4809747

ISBD

P1053 448 p. [8] p. of plates
P1042 Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-423) and index.

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Wedding of the waters : the Erie Canal and the making of a great nation by Peter L. Bernstein. ISBN 0393052338. Published by W.W. Norton in 2005. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.