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The University Press of Kentucky
- Erie Water West: A History of the Erie Canal, 1792-1854
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: The University Press of Kentucky
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- I. The Prophecy
- pp. 1-80
- 1. Up the Mohawk to the West
- pp. 3-21
- 2. Jesse Hawley's "Genesee Canal"
- pp. 22-37
- 3. Survey and Report
- pp. 38-55
- 4. From Prophecy into Law
- pp. 56-80
- II. The Grand Canal
- pp. 81-194
- 5. Forty Feet Wide and Four Feet Deep
- pp. 83-100
- 6. The Politics of Construction
- pp. 101-122
- 7. The Canal Comes West
- pp. 123-139
- 8. Black Rock or Buffalo
- pp. 140-163
- 9. The Politics of Removal
- pp. 164-180
- 10. The Wedding of the Waters
- pp. 181-194
- III. On Erie Water
- pp. 195-300
- 11. Packets, Freighters, and Canallers
- pp. 197-218
- 12. Pure and Wholesome Water
- pp. 219-235
- 13. The State Runs a Canal
- pp. 236-259
- 14. The Trade of the "Teeming West"
- pp. 260-278
- 15. "Commerce Is King"
- pp. 279-300
- IV. Politics and Nationalism
- pp. 301-315
- 16. The "Forty Million Debt," 1835-1841
- pp. 303-329
- 17. The Democratic Stop Policy, 1842-1846
- pp. 330-360
- 18. The Canal Goes On, 1847-1854
- pp. 361-396
- 19. A Canal for the Nation
- pp. 397-418
- Essay on Bibliography
- pp. 419-432
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813143477
Related ISBN(s)
9780813108018, 9780813117119, 9780813127736, 9780813143484
MARC Record
OCLC
317459612
Pages
472
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No