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Product Identifiers

PublisherSimon & Schuster Children's Publishing

ISBN-100689825846

ISBN-139780689825842

eBay Product ID (ePID)448450

Product Key Features

Book TitleAmazing Impossible Erie Canal

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistorical / United States / General, Transportation / Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft

Publication Year1999

IllustratorYes, Harness, Cheryl

GenreJuvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction

AuthorCheryl Harness

FormatPicture Book

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight5 oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN94-001114

Grade FromFirst Grade

Grade ToFourth Grade

SynopsisIMPOSSIBLE When De Witt Clinton, a young politician, first dreams of building a canal to connect the Hudson River with the Great Lakes, folks don't believe such a thing can be done. But eight long years after the first shovelful of earth is dug, Clinton realizes his vision at last. The longest uninterrupted canal in history has been built, and it is now possible to travel by water from the American prairie all the way to Europe Join Cheryl Harness on a fascinating and fun-filled trip as she depicts the amazing construction and workings of the Erie Canal. From the groundbreaking ceremony on the Fourth of July in 1817 to a triumphant journey down America's first superhighway, it's a trip you definitely don't want to miss., Follow the amazing construction and workings of the Erie Canal, America's first superhighway, in this triumphant nonfiction picture book. When De Witt Clinton, a young politician, first dreamed of building a canal to connect the Hudson River with the Great Lakes, folks didn't believe such a thing could be done. Clinton wanted to link east coast ports to the frontier, and from the groundbreaking ceremony on the Fourth of July in 1817, Clinton never gave up--even as people called his project "Clinton's Ditch." Eight long years later, he'd realized his vision at last and constructed the longest uninterrupted canal in history--allowing water travel from the American prairie all the way to Europe!