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The artificial river : the Erie Canal and the paradox of progress, 1817-1862 by Sheriff, Carol is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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The story of the Erie Canal - the 363-mile "artificial river" built to connect the Atlantic seaboard to the Great Lakes - offers a rich perspective on the tumultuous era between the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Completed in 1825 as part of the nation's larger transportation revolution, the Canal opened the Midwest to commerce and settlement, helped make New York City the nation's greatest port, and accelerated the pace of American industrial and economic change. The history of the Canal's impa
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Sheriff, Carol
- Publisher
- [New York] : Hill and Wang
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780809027538
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, 19th Century, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.33 / 5 (138 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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