Measuring America : how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy /
Linklater, Andro.
Measuring America : how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy / Andro Linklater. - New York : Walker & Co., 2002. - 310 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-292) and index.
Explains how a single system of weights and measures was developed in order to help survey and map out the vast lands west of the Ohio River and examines the impact of the system on American history and culture.
0802713963 : HRD $26.00
Walker & Co, 435 Hudson st, New York, NY, USA, 10014, (212)7278300 SAN 202-5213
2002073573
National characteristics, American.
Public lands--History.--United States
Frontier and pioneer life--United States.
Ohio River Valley--Geography.
Ohio River Valley--History.--Surveys
Surveying--History.--United States
Surveyors--History.--United States
United States--Geography.
United States--History.--Surveys
United States--Territorial expansion.
E161.3 / .L46 2002
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Measuring America : how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy / Andro Linklater. - New York : Walker & Co., 2002. - 310 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-292) and index.
Explains how a single system of weights and measures was developed in order to help survey and map out the vast lands west of the Ohio River and examines the impact of the system on American history and culture.
0802713963 : HRD $26.00
Walker & Co, 435 Hudson st, New York, NY, USA, 10014, (212)7278300 SAN 202-5213
2002073573
National characteristics, American.
Public lands--History.--United States
Frontier and pioneer life--United States.
Ohio River Valley--Geography.
Ohio River Valley--History.--Surveys
Surveying--History.--United States
Surveyors--History.--United States
United States--Geography.
United States--History.--Surveys
United States--Territorial expansion.
E161.3 / .L46 2002
973