Linklater, Andro. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-292) and index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0802713963 : HRD  $26.00 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Walker & Co, 435 Hudson st, New York, NY, USA, 10014, (212)7278300 SAN 202-5213 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002073573 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>National characteristics, American.<br/>Public lands--History.--United States<br/>Frontier and pioneer life--United States.<br/>Ohio River Valley--Geography.<br/>Ohio River Valley--History.--Surveys<br/>Surveying--History.--United States<br/>Surveyors--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Geography.<br/>United States--History.--Surveys<br/>United States--Territorial expansion.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E161.3  / .L46 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973