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Author : R. Conrad Stein
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0516046829
An account of the early nineteenth-century construction of the 363-mile canal connecting Albany and Buffalo.
Author : George E. Condon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X000515957
Author : Mary Kay Phelan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0690013337
An account of the planning and construction of the Erie Canal which, when completed in 1825, linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
Author : Peter Spier
Publisher : StarWalk Kids Media
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781630832230
In his intricately detailed and historically accurate illustrations, Spier brings delightful new dimensions to the popular folk song.
Author : Rebecca Stefoff
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781502629623
The Erie Canal was mocked as a big ditch when it was started, but by the time it was completed in 1825 it was called an engineering marvel. Readers learn how engineers overcame a rise in elevation of 568 feet between the Hudson River and Lake Erie with locks and aqueducts to create a waterway that changed America.
Author : New Word City Editors
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1640192506
The Erie Canal was a preposterous idea. Even President Thomas Jefferson, usually ahead of his time, believed that it could not be built for at least a century, and yet, the Erie Canal came to be just as its planners had thought it would. For the first time in the history of the United States, a cheap, fast route ran through the Appalachians, the mountains that had so effectively divided the West from the East of early America. With the canal, the country's fertile interior became accessible and its great inland lakes were linked to all the seas of the world. Here, from award-winning historian Ralph K. Andrist, is the canal's dramatic and little-told story.
Author : R. Conrad Stein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1887840168
An account of the early nineteenth-century construction of the 363-mile canal Albany and Buffalo.
Author : Jack Kelly
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781466878990
A page-turning narrative, Heaven's Ditch offers an excitingly fresh look at a heady, foundational moment in American history. The technological marvel of its age, the Erie Canal grew out of a sudden fit of inspiration. Proponents didn't just dream; they built a 360-mile waterway entirely by hand and largely through wilderness. As excitement crackled down its length, the canal became the scene of the most striking outburst of imagination in American history. Zealots invented new religions and new modes of living. The Erie Canal made New York the financial capital of America and brought the modern world crashing into the frontier. Men and women saw God face to face, gained and lost fortunes, and reveled in a period of intense spiritual creativity. Heaven's Ditch by Jack Kelly illuminates the spiritual and political upheavals along this "psychic highway" from its opening in 1825 through 1844. "Wage slave" Sam Patch became America's first celebrity daredevil. William Miller envisioned the apocalypse. Farm boy Joseph Smith gave birth to Mormonism, a new and distinctly American religion. Along the way, the reader encounters America's very first "crime of the century," a treasure hunt, searing acts of violence, a visionary cross-dresser, and a panoply of fanatics, mystics, and hoaxers.
Author : Carol Sheriff
Publisher : Hill and Wang
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1997-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781429952484
Rediscover the Gems of Antiquity in The Artificial River Woven from a rich tapestry of research, The Artificial River is more than just a historical account of the Erie Canal—it encapsulates a pivotal era in United States history, especially the monumental strides in engineering, commerce, and socio-cultural shifts between the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Join Carol Sheriff as she vividly paints the human endeavor behind the making of the Erie Canal—an artificial river that irrevocably changed landscapes and lives. This skillfully crafted narrative opens the door to the past, inviting you on a fascinating journey through time. The Artificial River immerses you in the lives of ordinary yet extraordinary individuals—farmers, businessmen, tourists, and government officials—who stood at the forefront of this significant transformation. The Erie Canal wasn’t just a waterway–it was a lifeline that laid the foundation for the capitalist democracy we know today. The Artificial River is a cleverly bound chronicle of American commerce and the spirit of public good—one that’s sure to captivate history enthusiasts and casual readers alike.
Author : Brad L. Utter
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438478265
Chronicles the story of the Erie Canal from its inception to today. One of the largest public works projects in American history, the Erie Canal inspired a nationwide transportation revolution and 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. Millions of people poured into New York (and some through it) to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities provided by the canal, influencing settlement and the social, political, and commercial landscapes of America. Produced in honor of the bicentennial of the beginning of construction of the canal, Enterprising Waters—a companion catalog to the New York State Museum’s exhibition of the same name—includes reproductions of objects and images from the collections of more than thirty-five different institutions and individual lenders. It also contains reproductions of fifty-nine works of art used in the companion exhibition “Art of the Erie Canal.” Themes of politics, engineering, commerce, life on the canal, and more are paired with full color images of artifacts, documents, and images to bring this unique American story to life, from its inception to today. “Enterprising Waters is, like the Erie Canal itself, an ambitious achievement. Its spectacular visual images vividly portray the waterway’s material world as well as its artistic legacy, while the accompanying text concisely covers two centuries of Erie Canal history. No matter how much, or how little, readers know already about New York’s artificial waterways, they can learn from (and enjoy!) this beautiful catalog.” — Carol Sheriff, author of The Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817–1862 “A fine presentation in words and images of the great project that inspired New York and the nation.” — Gerard Koeppel, author of Bond of Union: Building the Erie Canal and the American Empire
Author : Ronald E. Shaw
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-24
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780813143484
The construction of the Erie Canal may truly be described as a major event in the growth of the young United States. At a time when the internal links among the states were scanty, the canal's planners boldly projected a system of transportation that would strike from the eastern seaboard, penetrate the frontier, and forge a bond between the East and the growing settlements of the West. In this comprehensive history, Ronald E. Shaw portrays the development of the canal as viewed by its contemporaries, who rightly saw it as an engineering marvel and an achievement of great economic and social significance not only for New York but also for the nation.
Author : Lynn Metzger,Peg Bobel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : NWU:35556039561956
Original essays on the past, present, and future of the Ohio & Erie Canal Combining original essays based on the past, present, and future of the Ohio & Erie Canal, Canal Fever showcases the research and writing of the best and most knowledgeable canal historians, archaeologists, and enthusiasts. Each contributor brings his or her expertise to tell the canal's story in three parts: the canal era--the creation of the canal and its importance to Ohio's early growth; the canal's decline--the decades when the canal was merely a ditch and path in backyards all over northeast Ohio; and finally the rediscovery of this old transportation system and its transformation into a popular recreational resource, the Ohio & Erie Canalway. Included are many voices from the past, such as canalers, travelers, and immigrants, stories of canal use through various periods, and current interviews with many individuals involved in the recent revitalization of the canal. Accompanying the essays are a varied and interesting selection of photographs of sites, events, and people, as well as original maps and drawings by artist Chuck Ayers. Canal Fever takes a broad approach to the canal and what it has meant to Ohio from its original function in the state's growth its present-day function in revitalizing our region. Canal buffs, historians, educators, engineers, and those interested in urban revitalization will appreciate its extensive use of primary source materials and will welcome this comprehensive collection.
Author : Cheryl Harness
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1999-06-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0689825846
IMPOSSIBLE! When De Witt Clinton, a young politician, first dreams of building a canal to connect the Hudson River with the Great Lakes, folks don't believe such a thing can be done. But eight long years after the first shovelful of earth is dug, Clinton realizes his vision at last. The longest uninterrupted canal in history has been built, and it is now possible to travel by water from the American prairie all the way to Europe! Join Cheryl Harness on a fascinating and fun-filled trip as she depicts the amazing construction and workings of the Erie Canal. From the groundbreaking ceremony on the Fourth of July in 1817 to a triumphant journey down America's first superhighway, it's a trip you definitely don't want to miss.
Author : Lara Sahgal,Janey Levy
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781499435108
Snaking its way through 363 miles of upstate New York, the original Erie Canal was the most massive public works project the United States had seen before the Civil War. Many doubted that such a grand waterway could be constructed, but upon its completion, it almost instantly became an enduring national symbol of American ingenuity. This volume relates the captivating story of the Erie Canal, chronicling how some dedicated political figures and surveyors-turned-engineers helped make one of the earliest American engineering marvels a reality. Primary source documents provide historical context, showing how the Erie Canal transformed the greater American landscape.
Author : Michele Ann McFee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Canals
ISBN : 0935796991
The first and only history of the magnificent, modern canal, which replaced the Erie in 1918.
