Enterprising waters : the history and art of New York's Erie Canal /
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Author / Creator: | Utter, Brad L., author. |
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Imprint: | Albany : Excelsior Editions, [2020] ©2020 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 411 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13456621 |
Other authors / contributors: | Hopkins-Benton, Ashley, author. Quinn, Karen E., author. Grasso, Thomas X., 1940- writer of foreword. |
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ISBN: | 9781438478272 1438478275 9781438478265 1438478267 |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record; online resource viewed March 18, 2021. |
Summary: | "Enterprising Waters chronicles the story of the Erie Canal from its inception to today. Brings together a wide variety of canal artifacts from museums, libraries, archives, & private collectors. The Erie Canal directed the course of New York and American history. When completed in 1825, the engineering marvel unlocked the Western interior for trade and settlement. Boomtowns sprang up along the canal's path and New York City grew to be the nation's most powerful center of international trade. The book celebrates the story of the Erie Canal from the earliest calls for internal improvements to today. Themes of politics, engineering, commerce, and life on the canal are paired with images of artifacts, documents, and images"-- |
Other form: | Print version: Utter, Brad L. Enterprising waters. Albany : Excelsior Editions, [2020] 9781438478265 |
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