by Cheryl Harness (Illustrator), Cheryl Harness (Author)
Follow the amazing construction and workings of the Erie Canal, America's first superhighway, in this triumphant nonfiction picture book.
When De Witt Clinton, a young politician, first dreamed of building a canal to connect the Hudson River with the Great Lakes, folks didn't believe such a thing could be done. Clinton wanted to link east coast ports to the frontier, and from the groundbreaking ceremony on the Fourth of July in 1817, Clinton never gave up--even as people called his project "Clinton's Ditch."
Eight long years later, he'd realized his vision at last and constructed the longest uninterrupted canal in history--allowing water travel from the American prairie all the way to Europe!
Number of Pages: 32
Dimensions: 0.1 x 10.16 x 8.22 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: June 01, 1999
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Amazing Impossible Erie Canal
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 6
Point Value: 0.5
