Levy, Janey. <br/><br/>
The Erie Canal :  a primary source history of the canal that changed America / 
Janey Levy. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Rosen Central Primary Source,  2003. 
 - 64 p. :  ill. (some col.), col. maps ;  27 cm. 
 - Primary sources in American history .
 - Primary sources in American history (New York, N.Y.) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 61) and index. 
<br/><br/>An idea is born -- Timeline -- The big ditch -- An engineering marvel -- The canal age -- Competition from the railroad -- The end of an era. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0823936805 (lib. bdg.) :  $29.25 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002005608 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Transportation--History--Sources.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Erie Canal (N.Y.)--History--Sources.<br/>New York (State)--History--Sources.<br/>United States--History--Sources.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F127.E5  / L48 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>974.7