Many voices : building Erie, the canal that changed America / by Laurie Lawlor.

Author/creator Lawlor, Laurie author.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York : Holiday House, [2025]
Descriptionx, 212 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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Portion of title Building Erie, the canal that changed America
Contents Introduction -- 1. The edge of the world -- 2. A rope with thirteen knots -- 3. Breaking free -- 4. You can't get there from here -- 5. People of the longhouse -- 6. Dreamers, scoundrels, and do-gooders -- 7. Go ahead anyway -- 8. Start in the middle -- 9. Tackling the easy -- 10. The big cut and the big finish -- 11. Wedding of the waters -- 12. Big changes -- 13. Making the grand canal journey -- 14. After the canal, another country -- 15. Canal transformed -- Timeline -- Visiting the canal today.
Abstract "The engineering marvel that is the Erie Canal shaped the flow of American history, but the sociopolitical impact on the environment, working conditions, and the Haudenosaunee reached much further than its shores."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 191-200) and index.
Spec. audience char. Ages 10 and up Holiday House.
Spec. audience char. Grades 4-6 Holiday House.
Genre/formInformational works.
Genre/formDocuments d'information.
LCCN2024018116
ISBN9780823455638 hardcover
ISBN0823455637 hardcover

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