Wedding of the waters : the Erie Canal and the making of a great nation / Peter L. Bernstein.

Author/creator Bernstein, Peter L.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : W.W. Norton, ©2005.
Description448 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

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.
Abstract "The account of how the Erie Canal forever changed the course of American history"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 383-423) and index.
LCCN 2004022792
ISBN0393052338 (hardcover)