Many Voices: Building Erie, the Canal That Changed America by Lawlor, Laurie
Many Voices: Building Erie, the Canal That Changed America by Lawlor, Laurie

Many Voices: Building Erie, the Canal That Changed America

"The Nation's First Superhighway" existed before the spread of cars... or even railroads! This immersive photo book...
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Author: Laurie Lawlor
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Language: English
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Many Voices: Building Erie, the Canal That Changed America by Lawlor, Laurie

Many Voices: Building Erie, the Canal That Changed America

$51.74
Many Voices: Building Erie, the Canal That Changed America by Lawlor, Laurie

Many Voices: Building Erie, the Canal That Changed America

$51.74
Author: Laurie Lawlor
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
"The Nation's First Superhighway" existed before the spread of cars... or even railroads! This immersive photo book ferries readers through the past and present of the Erie Canal, from impossible idea to groundbreaking reality.

In the twenty-first century, it's hard to imagine a canal as cutting-edge technology. Yet even to the most scientifically-minded, the Erie Canal once seemed an unachievable dream. Thomas Jefferson himself called it "nothing short of madness;" one critic felt sure it was impossible as "building a canal to the moon." Yet with eight years and nearly $185 million dollars in today's currency, the Erie Canal opened in 1825 to celebratory cannon fire: an innovating--and enduring--marvel of engineering.

But as the Canal shaped the flow of American history, the sociopolitical impact reached much further than its shores. A largely untold tale of creativity and cowardice, sacrifice and greed, heroism and prejudice, the Erie Canal's story is as complex and compelling as that of America itself.

Award-winning nonfiction author Laurie Lawlor captures the landmark achievements of the Erie Canal while diving deep into corporate greed, environmental devastation, poor working conditions, and its impact on the Haudenosaunee people. Pairing rich back matter (including maps, source notes, an index, bibliography, glossary, and timeline) with attention grabbing photographs, accomplished STEAM storyteller Laurie Lawlor connects the Erie Canal's past and present to plumb the depths of unexplored American history.

Author: Laurie Lawlor
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 04/22/2025
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
ISBN: 9780823455638
Audience: Ages 9-12


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/01/2025 pg. 68

About the Author
Laurie Lawlor is a prolific and celebrated author of children's books. Her picture book biography Rachel Carson and her Book That Changed the World was named a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year and a National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Book and received the John Burroughs Riverby Award. Her Super Women: Six Scientists Who Changed the World was named a NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book. She lives and teaches in the Chicago metropolitan area.
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