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Religions > Atheism |
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"maff" |
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17 Feb 2005 03:22:04 PM |
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OT: Erie Canal |
Waters of wealth
http://www.economist.com/books/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3644486
Feb 10th 2005
From The Economist print edition
AMERICA'S girth may seem inevitable today, at least to many Americans.
But it was not always thus. The early nation consisted of only 13
states along the Atlantic, separated by the Appalachian mountains from
a vast hinterland. Britain, France and Spain looked enviously at this
virgin timber, rich soil and endless supply of fur. As more Americans
ventured west, to the area that today plays host to many "red"
states, the country's founders saw that this land might easily drift
out of their control if it lacked intercourse with the coast. The idea
of a canal was born.
Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation
By Peter L. Bernstein
Norton; 352 pages; $24.95
Erie Canal
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