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Book SynopsisNew York Times Bestseller
The epic account of how one narrow ribbon of water forever changed the course of American history.
Trade Review"
Wedding of the Waters is an important window into a vital and too often neglected period in the American past" -- Walter Russell Mead - Foreign Affairs
"Bernstein resists the temptation to say…that the Erie canal ‘changed the world,’ but it did. It is almost impossible to imagine what the country would be like had it not been built. Peter Bernstein does it full justice." -- Jonathan Yardley - Washington Post
"Bernstein’s economic analysis lucidly conveys the enormous impact of the Erie Canal and explains its crucial role in bringing about the industrial emergence of the young nation." -- Chuck Leddy - San Francisco Chronicle
"The story behind the canal’s construction is a narrative of political intrigue, bold vision and backbreaking work. And it all comes to life in Peter L. Bernstein’s epic history of the canal." -- Terry Golway - New York Post
"Engrossing…the tale merits a place among the popular classics of American economic history." -- Stephen Schurr - Financial Times
"Mr. Bernstein has opened a rich historical vein." -- Roger Lowenstein - Wall Street Journal
"Mr Bernstein is at his best in showing how a colorful group of American politicians turned this dream into reality…The book provides a splendid window into early American life, which was as raucously divided then as it is now by class and taste." -- The Economist
"A riveting account of one of the most amazing technological achievements of all time." -- Thomas J. Brady - Philadelphia Inquirer
"An excellent overview of the struggles that went into making the Erie Canal a reality." -- Josh Ozersky - Chicago Tribune
