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The artificial river : the Erie Canal and the paradox of progress, 1817-1862 /

This book reveals the human dimension of the story of the Erie Canal. The author{u2019}s extensive, innovative archival research shows the varied responses of ordinary people - farmers, businessmen, government officials, tourists, workers - to this major environmental, social, and cultural transform...

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Main Author: Sheriff, Carol.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [New York] : Hill and Wang, 1997, ©1996.
Edition:1st pbk. ed.
Subjects and Genres:
Geschichte 1817-1862.
Erie Canal (N.Y.) > History.
New York (State) > Erie Canal.
Eriekanal.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • Visions of progress
  • The triumph of art over nature
  • Reducing distance and time
  • The politics of land and water
  • The politics of business
  • The perils of progress.

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