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Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation
Wedding of the Waters The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation
Author: Peter L. Bernstein
The epic account of how one narrow ribbon of water forever changed the course of American history. The building of the Erie Canal, like the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Panama Canal, is one of the greatest and most riveting stories of American ingenuity. Best-selling author Peter Bernstein presents the story of the canal's...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393052336
ISBN-10: 0393052338
Publication Date: 1/30/2005
Pages: 352
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Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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This book is both interesting and informative. I have enjoyed reading it.
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Fascinating and thorough history of the Erie Canal, from the politics and technology that led up to it, to the actual building, completion, and what followed. Couldn't put it down, being the history buff that I am. Informative and accessible.
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As a resident of western NY, the terminus of the Erie Canal, I found this book to be ineteresting. It did stray into a lot of politcs and workd history which was important but I had been hoping it was more of how they overcame the logistical and engineering problems of the process. Still, it was worth reading.


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