erie canal (n.y.)

"In 1831, Kevin Cullane and his father left their farm in Ireland and boarded a ship bound for America. After arriving at the port of New York City, Kevin is offered the job of driving the horses that pull the packet boat, Gypsy Queen, on the Erie Canal. While working on the canal, he makes new friends and faces many challenges, including helping runaway slaves escape to freedom in Canada. Although Captain Stoddard, the harsh captain of the Gypsy Queen, makes life difficult, Kevin resolves to continue working for him to keep a promise he made to his father"--.

Sarah, the daughter of Captain Fairweather, and her cousin Jack, with the help of Minnie the Mule, track down a group of bandits responsible for a series of bank robberies along the Erie Canal in 1850.

Traces the history of the city of Lockport, focusing on the impact the Erie Canal has had on the city, its people, and economy.

Traces the history of the Erie Canal, discussing how the canal's creation led to a bond between the East and the growing settlements of the West.

In the early 1800s, the Van Wies have their lives changed when the new Erie Canal is built through their land.

Presents a collection of writings about the landscape and life along the Erie Canal, featuring poems, essays, travelogues, and fiction composed by American and British authors from 1790 to 1950.

This book examines the construction of the Erie Canal and describes the canal's contributions to the explosive growth and development of both the United States and New York City into international centers of finance and commerce.

Tells the story of the Erie Canal, completed in 1825, focusing on the social and cultural responses of men, women, and children to the canal and the progress it represented, especially in the north.