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The Erie Canal, a primary source history of the canal that changed America, Janey Levy

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The Erie Canal, a primary source history of the canal that changed America, Janey Levy
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 61) and index
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The Erie Canal
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Janey Levy
Series statement
Primary sources in American history
Sub title
a primary source history of the canal that changed America
Summary
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
Table Of Contents
An idea is born -- Timeline -- The big ditch -- An engineering marvel -- The canal age -- Competition from the railroad -- The end of an era
Target audience
adolescent
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