Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862
Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862
Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862
Description
Description
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
About the Author
About the Author
Carol Sheriff, a native of Bethesda, Maryland, received her B.A. from Wesleyan University and her Ph.D. from Yale University. She is assistant professor of history at the College of William and Mary. Her books include A People at War and A People and a Nation. She lives in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"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
"A beautifully written and unpretentious book that reveals how little historians have known about something they have written so much about: the Ere Canal." --Richard White, University of Washington "[Sheriff] renders the Erie Canal's history from a fresh point of view . . . the everyday lives of ordinary people who lived along the waterway." --Paul Grondahl, Albany Times Union "Broadly conceived, imaginatively researched, incisively argued, and gracefully written." --Robert H. Wiebe, Northwestern University "An excellent study of an important, all too often neglected period." --Lee Milazzo, The Dallas Morning News
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Hill & Wang
Pub date:
1997-06-12
Length:
272 pages
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