The Artificial River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862
Carol Sheriff’s The Artificial River examines the Erie Canal from 1817 to 1862, presenting the waterway as both an achievement of progress and a source of paradox. This historical study considers the broader meaning of a transformative project in nineteenth-century America.
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The Artificial River examines the Erie Canal during the years 1817 to 1862.
It considers the canal as a major work of infrastructure and as a symbol of progress.
The book focuses on the tensions and contradictions suggested by that progress.
Carol Sheriff offers a historical account of the canal’s significance in this period.
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