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In this compelling narrative, author Gerard Koeppel tells the complete, sweeping story of the creation of the canal, and of the memorable characters who turned a visionary plan into a successful venture. Includes major new findings about the construction of the canal as well as its enormous impact.
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Bond of Union: building the Erie Canal and the American empire
2009, Da Capo Press
in English
- 1st ed.
0306818272 9780306818271
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Table of Contents
An American ambition
The wilderness years (10,000 bc-1805)
"The effusions of a maniac" (1807-1809)
Apollo rising
Erie rise and fall (1810-1815)
The cause uncrowned
"The most gigantic undertaking"
Laying the groundwork
Securing the middle (1818-1820)
Eastward ho! (1819-1823)
How the West was won (1819-1825)
Ten days that shook New York
The shadowy remembrance.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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