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050	0	0	_aHE396.E6 _bB47 2005
082	0	0	_a386.48 BER
100	1		_aBernstein, Peter L.
245	1	0	_aWedding of the waters _b: the Erie Canal and the making of a great nation _c/ Peter L. Bernstein
260			_aNew York _b: W.W. Norton _c, 2006, c2005.
300			_a448 p. _b: ill., map _c; 21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 413-423) and index.
505	0		_aSmooth 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.
520			_a"The account of how the Erie Canal forever changed the course of American history"--Provided by publisher.
651		0	_aErie Canal (N.Y.)
651		0	_aUnited States _x--Economic conditions
942			_cMO
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