Please try again. Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation - Kindle edition by Bernstein, Peter L.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. In this video, we show you! Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk. 25,000 people watched as the water … He outlined the social, political, … Examining the social, political, and economic ramifications of this mammoth project, Bernstein demonstrates how the canal's creation helped prevent the dismemberment of the American empire and knit the sinews of the American industrial revolution. Robert Siegel talks with Peter Bernstein, author of Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation, about the building of the canal and its impact on America, east and west. We knew it would be the perfect place for our … "Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation" is simply a great book about one of the greatest achievements in our history. Singing, dancing, “The Lord’s Prayer” in Native sign language, and a moving … After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. In this thoroughly absorbing book, Peter Bernstein describes in vivid detail how the Erie Canal helped to shape the United States into a great nation by connecting the eastern seaboard and western expanses of America, as well as propel the Industrial Revolution and stimulate global trade, economics, and immigration. ", First proposed in 1808 and completed 17 years later, the Erie Canal was the first great feat of macroengineering undertaken by the infant American republic. 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