Wedding of the waters: the Erie Canal and the making of a great nation 9780393340204, 0393340201

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Wedding of the waters: the Erie Canal and the making of a great nation
 9780393340204, 0393340201

Table of contents :
Acknowledgments --
Introduction: Does it not seem like magic? --
Part 1: Visionaries --
1: Smooth sailing --
2: Hudson's wrong turn --
3: Washington's pivot --
4: Canal maniacs --
5: Canal to the moon --
Part 2: Action Begins --
6: Sublime spectacle --
7: Extravagant proposal --
8: Expedition --
9: War and peace --
10: Shower of gold --
Part 3: Creation --
11: Digging the ditch --
12: Boom, bust, bonds --
13: Rude invective --
14: Unwearied zeal --
Part 4: Stupendous Path --
15: Noble work --
16: Pageant of power --
17: Wedding of the waters --
Part 5: After The Wedding --
18: No charge for births --
19: Prodigious artery --
20: Granary of the world --
Epilogue --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Illustration credits --
Index.

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