What Difference Could a Waterway Make?
And Other Questions about the Erie Canal
1st Edition
Published on 1. August 2010
48 pages
978-0-7613-6317-0 (ISBN)
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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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Minneapolis
United States
Publishing group
Lerner Publishing Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Fourth Grade to Sixth Grade, Reading Age: From 10 to 11 years, Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Illustrations
Bibliography; Index; Illustrations, color
ISBN-13
978-0-7613-6317-0 (9780761363170)
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Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Info
- Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- One Finishing Nature's Work
- Two Rough Sailing
- Three Changing The Face Of The Earth
- Four Solving Problems
- Five Wedding Of The Waters
- Six Canallers Coming!
- Primary Source: Travel Account By Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Tell Your Story About Traveling On The Erie Canal
- Timeline
- Source Notes/Selected Bibliography
- Further Reading And Websites
- Index/Photo Acknowledgments
- Back Cover
