Recommended by Gail Askins, Ciruclation Supervisor.
Bernstein tells the story of the making of the Erie Canal with such skill that it reads like an adventure novel. Hacking through the wilderness with axes, saws, and the brute strength of animals and men, the men who built it (and who had never before constructed a canal) were as optimistic and persistent as the young America itself. We not only learn about the gigantic job of constructing locks and canals from Albany to Buffalo, but also the political and economic forces that drove it. I was once again awed at the selflessness and vision of our country’s forefathers.
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