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One of America's most ambitious public-works projects, the Erie Canal stretches from New York to Lake Erie, and opened up the West in the early 1800s. Martha E. Kendall's illustrated history brings into focus the enormous geographic and social impact of this stunning technological feat. Personal anecdotes and an engaging narrative describe life on the canal in colorful detail, making the story vividly real. The Erie Canal is the story of an impossible dream fulfilled. The canal ultimately linked the East to the West, made New York the nation's wealthiest state, and gave many immigrant workers a path to a better life.
