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An edition of Measuring America (2002)

Measuring America

how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy

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Linklater's fascinating, provocative and eye-opening story of why America has ended up with its unique system of weights and measures, is explained in this volume that also shows how it has shaped the culture and country.

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Thorndike Press
Language
English
Pages
568

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Public lands, Surveys, Ohio River Valley, Territorial expansion, Surveyors, American National characteristics, Frontier and pioneer life, Surveying, History, Geography, United States geography, Large type books, Geschichte, Landesaufnahme, New York Times reviewed, National characteristics, american, Public lands, united states, United states, surveys, United states, territorial expansion, Ohio river and valley, history
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Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped Then Hiunited States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy
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Measuring America: how the United States was shaped by the greatest land sale in history
2003, HarperCollins
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Measuring America
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Measuring America
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2003, Thorndike Press
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Measuring America: how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy
2002, Walker & Co.
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Measuring America: how an United States was shaped by the Greatest Land Sale in history
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Waterville, Me
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Thorndike Press large print American history series
Genre
Surveys

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917.3
Library of Congress
E161.3 .L458 2003

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568 p. (large print) :
Number of pages
568

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OL3685266M
ISBN 10
0786253703
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2003047352
OCLC/WorldCat
51900278
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8296285
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