Pre-Owned Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilledthe Promise of Democracy (Hardcover) 0802713963 9780802713964

Pre-Owned Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilledthe Promise of Democracy (Hardcover) 0802713963 9780802713964
Pre-Owned Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilledthe Promise of Democracy (Hardcover) 0802713963 9780802713964
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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. Measuring America 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.

Title: Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilledthe Promise of Democracy ISBN10: 0802713963 EAN: 9780802713964 Author: Linklater, Andro CONDITION - GOOD - Pre-Owned - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.


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