erie canal (n.y.)

"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"--OCLC.

"Enterprising Waters chronicles the story of the Erie Canal from its inception to today. Brings together a wide variety of canal artifacts from museums, libraries, archives, & private collectors. The Erie Canal 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. The book celebrates the story of the Erie Canal from the earliest calls for internal improvements to today. Themes of politics, engineering, commerce, and life on the canal are paired with images of artifacts, documents, and images"--.

Readers will learn how engineers and scientists use STEM skills to bring canal systems to life, and how they make our lives easier.

Explores the reasons and strategies behind the building of the Erie Canal and the ways this waterway helped the efforts of the United States westward expansion.

Presents two hundred vintage postcards that describe the history of life and industry along the Erie Canal in New York.

Chronicles the making of the Erie Canal from its conception in the early 1800s through its completion in 1825, focusing on the impact the canal's construction had on the social, political, and economic atmosphere of America.

Describes the history and building of the Erie Canal in the early 1800s, and explains the effects of the canal on the developing nation.

Describes the construction and history of the Erie Canal and uses the information to illustrate elementary division.

On a book boat on the Erie Canal in the 1800s, Jessie spots a used copy of The Swiss Family Robinson, then works very hard all week to earn the money he needs to buy it.