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The Artificial River by Carol Sheriff - 1997: The Erie Canal And The Parodox Of Progress 1817 - 1862
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New York: Hill And Wang, 1997. Stated First Paperback edition. Wraps. Very Good. Introduction : Fresh Oysters and Sour Deals.... 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. Epilogue : Becoming Second Nature . Notes. Sources. Index. Illustrated. " Deeply researched - With arguments, subtle and clear ....written with graceful, light touch " - Paul Johnson..... The Erie Canal,a remarkable and amazing achievement then , and of import today, as New York confronts sustaining, environmental, food security, water, energy, economic, climate, developmental, technology, quality-of-life, health, safety issues. Cover art : The Erie Canal at Lockport, from a lithograph, on front cover of softcover book ( 5 1/2 X 8 1/4 ) 251 pages. Local Narrative.....Eminent Domain ..... Details.....Local Politics and Reactions... . Epic story. and a fascinating read.
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New York: Hill and Wang; Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1996. xvii, 251 pages, illustrations, map; 22 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, top edge lightly soiled. Stated First edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "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 impact on the nation's economy has been told skillfully by other historians, and Carol Sheriff considers instead the human dimension of the revolutionary changes that the Canal helped set off: widespread geographic mobility; rapid environmental…
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THE ARTIFICIAL RIVER
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Hill and Wang. Good in Good dust jacket. 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. 0809027534 . E--Ex-library with usual stamps, stickers, pocket, etc. Moderate wear to covers and DJ. Binding sound. Text clean of highlighting, underlining or other pen/pencil marks. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. Tracking on every package. ; Ex-Library .
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