Bernstein, Peter L. <br/><br/>
Wedding of the waters  : the Erie Canal and the making of a great nation 
/ Peter L. Bernstein 
 - New York  : W.W. Norton  , 2006, c2005. 
 - 448 p.  : ill., map  ; 21 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-423) and index. 
<br/><br/>Smooth sailing -- Hudson's wrong turn -- Washington's pivot -- Canal maniacs -- "A canal to the moon" -- The sublime spectacle -- The extravagant proposal -- The expedition -- War and peace -- The shower of gold -- Digging the ditch -- Boom, bust, bonds -- Rude invective -- Unwearied zeal -- A noble work -- The pageant of power -- The wedding of the waters -- No charge for births -- The prodigious artery -- The granary of the world. 
<br/><br/> "The account of how the Erie Canal forever changed the course of American history"--Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780393327953 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004022792 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Erie Canal (N.Y.)<br/>United States----Economic conditions
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HE396.E6  / B47 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>386.48 BER