Building the Erie Canal

by Rebecca Stefoff

Book Overview

The Erie Canal was mocked as a big ditch when it was started, but by the time it was completed in 1825 it was called an engineering marvel. Readers learn how engineers overcame a rise in elevation of 568 feet between the Hudson River and Lake Erie with locks and aqueducts to create a waterway that changed America.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502629607
• ISBN13: 9781502629609
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5