Measuring America : how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy / Andro Linklater.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Walker & Co., 2002.Description: 310 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0802713963 : HRD
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973 21
LOC classification:
  • E161.3 .L46 2002
Summary: 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.
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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.

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