{"product_id":"measuring-america-how-an-untamed-wilderness-shaped-the-united-states-and-fulfilled-the-promise-ofdemocracy-9780452284593","title":"Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise ofDemocracy","description":"In 1790, America was in enormous debt, having depleted what little money and supplies the country had during its victorious fight for independence. Before the nation's greatest asset, the land west of the Ohio River, could be sold it had to be measured out and mapped. And before that could be done, a uniform set of measurements had to be chosen for the new republic out of the morass of roughly 100,000 different units that were in use in daily life.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeasuring America\u003c\/b\u003e tells the fascinating story of how we ultimately gained the American Customary System--the last traditional system in the world--and how one man's surveying chain indelibly imprinted its dimensions on the land, on cities, and on our culture from coast to coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andro Linklater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.56w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452284593\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndro Linklater\u003c\/b\u003e (1944-2013) was a journalist, biographer, and author. Linklater was most known for exploring the history of property ownership in America in his work. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Fabric of America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMeasuring America\u003c\/i\u003e. He died at age 68 of a heart attack while researching for a new book on the history of land possession in the Hebrides.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Andro Linklater \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47897163595933,"sku":"9780452284593","price":34.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_0166224d-0a35-4843-b5b3-84e46148bff0.jpg?v=1778003225","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/measuring-america-how-an-untamed-wilderness-shaped-the-united-states-and-fulfilled-the-promise-ofdemocracy-9780452284593","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}