The Amazing Erie Canal and How a Big Ditch Opened Up the West

By Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin

Book Overview

The Erie Canal dramatically changed American commerce and industry in part because the waterway opened up the American West to those in the East. Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin examine the Erie Canal's history, construction, and impact.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598450174
• ISBN13: 9781598450170
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.8" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8