[PDF] The Artificial River eBook

Author : Carol Sheriff
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 48,31 MB
Release : 1997-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1429952482

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Rediscover the Gems of Antiquity in The Artificial River Woven from a rich tapestry of research, The Artificial River is more than just a historical account of the Erie Canal—it encapsulates a pivotal era in United States history, especially the monumental strides in engineering, commerce, and socio-cultural shifts between the War of 1812 and the Civil War. Join Carol Sheriff as she vividly paints the human endeavor behind the making of the Erie Canal—an artificial river that irrevocably changed landscapes and lives. This skillfully crafted narrative opens the door to the past, inviting you on a fascinating journey through time. The Artificial River immerses you in the lives of ordinary yet extraordinary individuals—farmers, businessmen, tourists, and government officials—who stood at the forefront of this significant transformation. The Erie Canal wasn’t just a waterway–it was a lifeline that laid the foundation for the capitalist democracy we know today. The Artificial River is a cleverly bound chronicle of American commerce and the spirit of public good—one that’s sure to captivate history enthusiasts and casual readers alike.

Author : Carol Sheriff
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 23,24 MB
Release : 1997-06-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780809016051

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The story of the Eric Canal is the story of industrial and economic progress between the War of 1812 and the Civil War. The Artificial River reveals the human dimension of the story of the Erie Canal. Carol Sheriff's extensive, innovative archival research shows the varied responses of ordinary people-farmers, businessmen, government officials, tourists, workers-to this major environmental, social, and cultural transformation in the early life of the Republic. Winner of Best Manuscript Award from the New York State Historical Association "The Artificial River is deeply researched, its arguments are both subtle and clear, and it is written with grace and an engagingly light touch. The book merits a wide readership." --Paul Johnson, The Journal of American History

Author : BJ Cummings
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 34,56 MB
Release : 2020-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0295747447

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With bountiful salmon and fertile plains, the Duwamish River has drawn people to its shores over the centuries for trading, transport, and sustenance. Chief Se’alth and his allies fished and lived in villages here and white settlers established their first settlements nearby. Industrialists later straightened the river’s natural turns and built factories on its banks, floating in raw materials and shipping out airplane parts, cement, and steel. Unfortunately, the very utility of the river has been its undoing, as decades of dumping led to the river being declared a Superfund cleanup site. Using previously unpublished accounts by Indigenous people and settlers, BJ Cummings’s compelling narrative restores the Duwamish River to its central place in Seattle and Pacific Northwest history. Writing from the perspective of environmental justice—and herself a key figure in river restoration efforts—Cummings vividly portrays the people and conflicts that shaped the region’s culture and natural environment. She conducted research with members of the Duwamish Tribe, with whom she has long worked as an advocate. Cummings shares the river’s story as a call for action in aligning decisions about the river and its future with values of collaboration, respect, and justice.

Author : Ian McDonald
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 47,17 MB
Release : 2009-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1591028116

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As Mother India approaches her centenary, nine people are going about their business — a gangster, a cop, his wife, a politician, a stand-up comic, a set designer, a journalist, a scientist, and a dropout. And so is Aj — the waif, the mind-reader, the prophet — when she one day finds a man who wants to stay hidden. In the next few weeks, they will all be swept together to decide the fate of the nation. River of Gods teems with the life of a country choked with peoples and cultures — one and a half billion people, twelve semi-independent nations, nine million gods. Ian McDonald has written the great Indian novel of the new millennium, in which a war is fought, a love betrayed, a message from a different world decoded, as the great river Ganges flows on.

Author : Edgar Lee Masters
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 49,66 MB
Release : 2012-03-02
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0486112101

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DIVAn American poetry classic, in which former citizens of a mythical midwestern town speak touchingly from the grave of the thwarted hopes and dreams of their lives. /div

Author : A. Barton Hepburn
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 42,29 MB
Release : 2015-10-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781518680700

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This book is devoted to the Erie Canal, the Panama canal and other American canals. Certain chapters are also devoted to the conservation of our natural resources. Statistics are given of the commerce carried by the various artificial waterways of the world. -Marine Review, Volume 45 [1915] A well-known man of affairs, Mr. A. Barton Hepburn, of New York, has made in his Artificial waterways of the world an excellent contribution to the popular literature of canals and their place in the world's system of transportation. His book deals with the chief canals and canal systems of the world, but gives the largest share of attention to the canal system of New York and to the Panama Canal. -Educational Review, Volume 50 [1915]