TY  - BOOK
AU  - Linklater,Andro
TI  - Measuring America: how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy 
SN  - 0802713963 : HRD
AV  - E161.3 .L46 2002
U1  - 973 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - New York
PB  - Walker & Co.
KW  - National characteristics, American
KW  - Public lands
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Frontier and pioneer life
KW  - Ohio River Valley
KW  - Geography
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Surveying
KW  - Surveyors
KW  - Territorial expansion
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-292) and index
N2  - 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
ER  -