num_pages: 251
description: Discusses the social and cultural effects of the construction of the Erie Canal on the lives of the people of the time, examining its impact on transportation, changing work environments and careers, commerce, and values and a way of life.
language: English
title: The Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862
titlecomplete: The Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862
genres: Nonfiction, American History, College, School, History, 19th Century
ratings_count: 237
places: Upstate New York, Erie Canal, New York
publisher: Hill & Wang Pub