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Bond of Union : building the Erie Canal and the American empire / Gerard Koeppel.

by Koeppel, Gerard T., 1957-

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Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, c2009.

Erie Canal (N.Y.) -- History.

9780306818271 (alk. paper)

0306818272 (alk. paper)

9780306818622 (pbk.) :

454 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

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.

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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