Measuring America: How the United States Was Shaped by the Greatest Land Sale in History
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- Synopsis
- (abbreviated from back cover)In 1790,... America's debt was enormous, Before the nation's greatest asset-the land west of the Ohio River-could be sold, it had to be measured out and mapped. This book tells the fascinating story of how we ultimately gained the American Customary System-the last traditional system m the world-and how one man's surveying chain indelibly imprinted its dimensions on the land, and our culture from coast to coast.
- Copyright:
- 2002
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 294 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780452284593
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 03/11/08
- Copyrighted By:
- Andro Linklater
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Science, Travel
- Submitted By:
- Kari G
- Proofread By:
- 39
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.