Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338540164X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.

Author: New York (State)
Publisher:
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Category : Session laws
Languages : en
Pages : 538

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Author: Donovan A. Shilling
Publisher: Pancoast Publishing
ISBN: 0982109008
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 187

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A history of the Finger Lakes region written from the perspective of spirits of historical figures.

Author: Brad L. Utter
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 1438478267
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434

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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: Historical Records Survey (U.S.). New York (State)
Publisher:
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Category : Manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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Author: New York (State)
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Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 844

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Author: Ronald E. Shaw
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813143489
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 472

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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: New York (State).
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1776

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Author: New York (State). Legislature. Assembly
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 520

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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 902

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