An edition of Stairway to empire (2009)
Stairway to empire
Lockport, the Erie Canal, and the shaping of America
By Patrick Vincent McGreevy
Publish Date
2009
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Language
eng
Pages
309
Description:
"Taking advantage of a rich trove of construction records, travelers' writings, and visual material, Stairway to Empire examines the triumphs and tensions of this iconic American accomplishment and its place in the larger narrative of American modernity and progress."--Inside jacket.
subjects: Canals, Case studies, Effect of human beings on, Environmental aspects of Canals, Environmental conditions, Geography, History, Landscape changes, Nature, Erie canal (n.y.), New york (state), history, local, Environmental aspects
Places: Erie Canal (N.Y.), Lockport, Lockport (N.Y.), New York (State), Niagara Escarpment, United States