The Erie Canal : a primary source history of the canal that changed America / Janey Levy.
Material type: TextSeries: Primary sources in American history (New York, N.Y.)Publication details: New York : Rosen Central Primary Source, 2003.Edition: 1st edDescription: 64 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cmISBN:- 0823936805 (lib. bdg.) :
- 974.7 21
- F127.E5 L48 2003
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Unknown | Beverly Middle School | 974.7 LEV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 701554 | |
Unknown | Beverly Middle School | 974.7 LEV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 701981 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 61) and index.
An idea is born -- Timeline -- The big ditch -- An engineering marvel -- The canal age -- Competition from the railroad -- The end of an era.
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.