Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation
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2005
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-05233-6 (ISBN)
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-05233-6 (ISBN)
The first great macroengineering venture of American history, the building of the Erie Canal, is presented in detail this title, combining political figures and historical detail to tie in with modern themes such as urbanisation, economic growth and globalisation.
The building of the Erie Canal in the first quarter of the nineteenth century is one of the greatest and most riveting stories of American ingenuity. Featuring a rich cast of characters, including not only political visionaries like Washington and Jefferson but also a huge platoon of Irish diggers as well as the canal's first travellers, Wedding of the Waters reveals that the twenty-first-century themes of urbanisation, economic growth and globalisation can all be traced to the first great macroengineering venture of American history.
The building of the Erie Canal in the first quarter of the nineteenth century is one of the greatest and most riveting stories of American ingenuity. Featuring a rich cast of characters, including not only political visionaries like Washington and Jefferson but also a huge platoon of Irish diggers as well as the canal's first travellers, Wedding of the Waters reveals that the twenty-first-century themes of urbanisation, economic growth and globalisation can all be traced to the first great macroengineering venture of American history.
Peter L. Bernstein (1919—2009), was an American economist and financial historian. Bernstein's ten books include the worldwide bestseller Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk. He also wrote countless articles in professional journals such as Harvard Business Review, Financial Analysts Journal and, in the popular press, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Worth magazine and Bloomberg.
| Verlagsort | New York |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 165 x 244 mm |
| Gewicht | 780 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-393-05233-8 / 0393052338 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-393-05233-6 / 9780393052336 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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