Bibliograph

Building the Erie Canal, Rebecca Stefoff

Type

Label

Building the Erie Canal, Rebecca Stefoff

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Building the Erie Canal

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Rebecca Stefoff

Series statement

Engineering North America's landmarks

Summary

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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification