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Measuring America

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

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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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Walker & Co.
Language
English
Pages
310

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Subjects

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
August 8, 2003, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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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: how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy
2003, Thorndike Press
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Measuring America
August 8, 2003, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Paperback - New Ed edition
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Measuring America: how an United States was shaped by the Greatest Land Sale in history
2002, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
Cover of: Measuring America
Measuring America: how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy
2002, Walker & Co.
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-292) and index.

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New York
Genre
Surveys

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Dewey Decimal Class
973
Library of Congress
E161.3 .L46 2002

The Physical Object

Pagination
310 p. :
Number of pages
310

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OL3570257M
Internet Archive
measuringamerica00link
ISBN 10
0802713963
LCCN
2002073573
OCLC/WorldCat
50143791
Library Thing
8296285
Goodreads
498349

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