Always overshadowed by his competitive older brother, especially in their work as mule drivers on the Erie Canal, fourteen-year-old Howard finally finds the courage to pursue his dreams of becoming an educator after he learns about sign language and teaches it to his deaf friend in nineteenth-century New York State.
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 what it was like to travel down the Erie Canal, looks at water travel before the canal was built, and discusses the construction of the canal, the celebrations the accompanied its completion, and people who contributed to the project. Includes Website links.
Describes the building of the Erie Canal in the early 1800s, and discusses how the link between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes affected commerce and population growth in the new nation.
Chronicles the building, operation, businesses, people, and places of the Erie canal, through an illustrated history of the canal, which operated from 1825 until the 1920s.
Provides information on the Erie Canal, one of the first to be built in the United States, and describes its construction and the impact it had on the country and East Coast cities.
An exploration of the history of the Erie Canal that discusses its construction and challenges; examines the geographic and social impact of the project; and includes illustrations, maps, a glossary, and a chronology.
