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Heaven's ditch : God, gold, and murder on the Erie Canal /

The technological marvel of its age, the Erie Canal grew out of a sudden fit of inspiration. Proponents didn't just dream, they built a 360-mile waterway entirely by hand and largely through wilderness. As excitement crackled down its length, the canal became the scene of the most striking outb...

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Main Author:	Kelly, Jack, 1949- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : St. Martin's Press, [2016]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Erie Canal (N.Y.) > History. New York (State) > History > 1775-1865. HISTORY > United States > 19th Century. HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA) TRANSPORTATION > Ships & Shipbuilding > History.

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