The Erie Canal
Subtitle: a primary source history of the canal that changed America
By: Janey Levy.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Primary sources in American history; Primary sources in American history (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Rosen Central Primary Source
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Transportation -- History -- Sources.; Erie Canal (N.Y.) -- History -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.; Erie Canal (N.Y.) -- History -- Sources.; New York (State) -- History -- Sources.; United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Genres: Sources.; Sources; Juvenile literature.
Description: Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount how construction of the Erie Canal changed America by vastly improving the movement of goods to settlers in the newly purchased Louisiana Territory.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 61) and index.
Table of contents: title: An idea is born; title: Timeline; title: The big ditch; title: An engineering marvel; title: The canal age; title: Competition from the railroad; title: The end of an era.