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Enterprising Waters by Brad L. Utter - New York - Erie Canal - Large Softcover
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller notes
- “Very god condition! Slight tear on back”
- Type
- Academic History
- Country
- USA
- Title
- Enterprising Waters
- Age Level
- Adults, Young Adults
- City
- New York
- Subjects
- History & Military
- Modified Item
- No
- ISBN
- 9781438478265
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
STATE University of New York Press
ISBN-10
1438478267
ISBN-13
9781438478265
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9038819537
Product Key Features
Book Title
Enterprising Waters : the History and Art of New York's Erie Canal
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa)
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Book Series
Excelsior Editions Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
55.5 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2019-037879
Reviews
"... Enterprising Waters packs an impressive amount of history into its 400-plus pages." -- Hudson River Valley Review "...the definitive guide about the history of the Erie Canal." -- Jack Rightmyer, Albany Times Union "Profusely illustrated with captioned period photography throughout, Enterprising Waters is enhanced for academia with the inclusion of a two page Bibliography, two pages of Notes, and a fourteen page Index, making it an exceptional work that is unreservedly recommended for community, college, and university library American Transportation History collections in general, and Erie Canal history supplemental studies lists in particular." -- Midwest Book Review " Enterprising Waters is, like the Erie Canal itself, an ambitious achievement. Its spectacular visual images vividly portray the waterway's material world as well as its artistic legacy, while the accompanying text concisely covers two centuries of Erie Canal history. No matter how much, or how little, readers know already about New York's artificial waterways, they can learn from (and enjoy!) this beautiful catalog." -- Carol Sheriff, author of The Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862 "A fine presentation in words and images of the great project that inspired New York and the nation." -- Gerard Koeppel, author of Bond of Union: Building the Erie Canal and the American Empire, " Enterprising Waters packs an impressive amount of history into its 400-plus pages." -- Hudson River Valley Review "the definitive guide about the history of the Erie Canal." -- Jack Rightmyer, Albany Times Union "Profusely illustrated with captioned period photography throughout, Enterprising Waters is enhanced for academia with the inclusion of a two page Bibliography, two pages of Notes, and a fourteen page Index, making it an exceptional work that is unreservedly recommended for community, college, and university library American Transportation History collections in general, and Erie Canal history supplemental studies lists in particular." -- Midwest Book Review " Enterprising Waters is, like the Erie Canal itself, an ambitious achievement. Its spectacular visual images vividly portray the waterway's material world as well as its artistic legacy, while the accompanying text concisely covers two centuries of Erie Canal history. No matter how much, or how little, readers know already about New York's artificial waterways, they can learn from (and enjoy!) this beautiful catalog." -- Carol Sheriff, author of The Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862 "A fine presentation in words and images of the great project that inspired New York and the nation." -- Gerard Koeppel, author of Bond of Union: Building the Erie Canal and the American Empire, " Enterprising Waters is, like the Erie Canal itself, an ambitious achievement. Its spectacular visual images vividly portray the waterway's material world as well as its artistic legacy, while the accompanying text concisely covers two centuries of Erie Canal history. No matter how much, or how little, readers know already about New York's artificial waterways, they can learn from (and enjoy!) this beautiful catalog." -- Carol Sheriff, author of The Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862 "A fine presentation in words and images of the great project that inspired New York and the nation." -- Gerard Koeppel, author of Bond of Union: Building the Erie Canal and the American Empire
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College Graduate Student
Table Of Content
Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Enterprising Waters: New York's Erie Canal Introduction: Art of the Erie Canal Part I. Before the Canal Improved Waterways Early Supporters of an Inland Canal The war of 1812 Part II. Clinton's Ditch The Politics and Funding of Internal Improvements Settling the land: Acquisition and Dispossession An Engineering Marvel Conquering the Niagara Escarpment Celebrating Early Achievements Wedding of the Waters Early Commerce and Industry The Windlass and H. G. Root & Company Moving Goods: the Boats That Made it Happen Canal Stores The Canal and the Hudson in the Age of Steam New Ports and Boomtowns Life on the Canal Travel and Adventure on the Erie Canal Winter on the Canal Immigration Corridor Canal Fever Part III. The Enlarged Canal The Politics of the Enlargement Construction and Engineering of the Enlargement Commerce and Industry: Industrialization and Agriculture Mother of Cities The Rise of Railroads The Age of Social Reform Decline of the Canal The $9 Million Act Part IV. The Barge Canal The Politics of the Barge Canal Building the Barge Canal Barge Canallers Commerce and Industry on the Canal in the Twentieth Century Part V. Today's Erie Canal The Canal's Legacy: Art, Advertising, and Community Pride The Erie Canal Today Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Synopsis
One of the largest public works projects in American history, the Erie Canal inspired a nationwide transportation revolution and directed the course of New York and American history. When completed in 1825, the engineering marvel unlocked the Western interior for trade and settlement, boomtowns sprang up along the canal's path, and New York City grew to be the nation's most powerful center of international trade. Millions of people poured into New York (and some through it) to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities provided by the canal, influencing settlement and the social, political, and commercial landscapes of America. Produced in honor of the bicentennial of the beginning of construction of the canal, Enterprising Waters --a companion catalog to the New York State Museum's exhibition of the same name--includes reproductions of objects and images from the collections of more than thirty-five different institutions and individual lenders. It also contains reproductions of fifty-nine works of art used in the companion exhibition "Art of the Erie Canal." Themes of politics, engineering, commerce, life on the canal, and more are paired with full color images of artifacts, documents, and images to bring this unique American story to life, from its inception to today., Chronicles the story of the Erie Canal from its inception to today. One of the largest public works projects in American history, the Erie Canal inspired a nationwide transportation revolution and directed the course of New York and American history. When completed in 1825, the engineering marvel unlocked the Western interior for trade and settlement, boomtowns sprang up along the canal's path, and New York City grew to be the nation's most powerful center of international trade. Millions of people poured into New York (and some through it) to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities provided by the canal, influencing settlement and the social, political, and commercial landscapes of America. Produced in honor of the bicentennial of the beginning of construction of the canal, Enterprising Waters -a companion catalog to the New York State Museum's exhibition of the same name-includes reproductions of objects and images from the collections of more than thirty-five different institutions and individual lenders. It also contains reproductions of fifty-nine works of art used in the companion exhibition "Art of the Erie Canal." Themes of politics, engineering, commerce, life on the canal, and more are paired with full color images of artifacts, documents, and images to bring this unique American story to life, from its inception to today.
LC Classification Number
HE396.E6U88 2020
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Quinn, Karen E., Hopkins-Benton, Ashley
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