What Difference Could a Waterway Make?: And Other Questions about the Erie Canal

What Difference Could a Waterway Make?: And Other Questions about the Erie Canal
ISBN-10
0761363173
ISBN-13
9780761363170
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
48
Language
English
Published
2010-07-01
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Author
Susan Bivin Aller

Description

In the early 1800s, many Americans living in the eastern states wanted to explore the western frontier. Vast amounts of land and resources lay to the west—but the Appalachian Mountains formed a huge wall stretching from Canada to Georgia. How could Americans cut through it? Who could create a workable plan? What overwhelming challenges did the workers face? Discover how the Erie Canal opened the passage to the West, bringing people new opportunities for trade and expansion.

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