Wedding of the waters
Subtitle: the Erie Canal and the making of a great nation
By: Peter L. Bernstein.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 448
Subjects: Erie Canal (N.Y.); United States -- Economic conditions
Description: "The account of how the Erie Canal forever changed the course of American history"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Smooth sailing; title: Colden's lament; title: Washington's pivot; title: Canal maniacs; title: Canal to the moon; title: The sublime spectacle; title: The extravagant proposal; title: The expedition; title: War and peace; title: Shower of gold; title: Digging the ditch; title: Boom bust bonds; title: Rude invective; title: Unwearied zeal; title: A noble work; title: The pageant of power; title: The wedding of the waters; title: No charge for births; title: The prodigious artery; title: The granary of the world.