Measuring America, how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy, Andro Linklater
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Label
Measuring America, how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy, Andro Linklater
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-292) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Measuring America
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
50143791
Responsibility statement
Andro Linklater
Sub title
how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy
Summary
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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Creator
Subject
- Surveying
- Public lands -- United States -- History
- Surveying -- United States -- History
- Estados Unidos -- Expansión territorial
- Frontier and pioneer life -- United States
- United States -- Geography
- Public lands
- Vida de pioneros -- Estados Unidos
- History
- Tierras nacionales -- Estados Unidos -- Historia
- United States -- Surveys -- History
- Ohio River Valley
- Geography
- Topógrafos -- Estados UnidosxHistoria
- Características nacionales estadounidenses
- Surveys
- Ohio River Valley -- Reconocimientos topográficos -- Historia
- National characteristics, American
- Ohio River Valley -- Surveys -- History
- Estados Unidos -- Reconocimientos topográficos -- Historia
- Ohio River Valley -- Geography
- United States
- United States -- Territorial expansion
- Surveyors -- United States -- History
- Estados Unidos -- Geografía
- Territorial expansion
- Ohio River Valley + Geografía
- Surveyors
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Topografía -- Estados Unidos -- Historia
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Creator1
- Genre2
- Subject30
- Surveying
- Public lands -- United States -- History
- Surveying -- United States -- History
- Estados Unidos -- Expansión territorial
- Frontier and pioneer life -- United States
- United States -- Geography
- Public lands
- Vida de pioneros -- Estados Unidos
- History
- Tierras nacionales -- Estados Unidos -- Historia
- United States -- Surveys -- History
- Ohio River Valley
- Geography
- Topógrafos -- Estados UnidosxHistoria
- Características nacionales estadounidenses
- Surveys
- Ohio River Valley -- Reconocimientos topográficos -- Historia
- National characteristics, American
- Ohio River Valley -- Surveys -- History
- Estados Unidos -- Reconocimientos topográficos -- Historia
- Ohio River Valley -- Geography
- United States
- United States -- Territorial expansion
- Surveyors -- United States -- History
- Estados Unidos -- Geografía
- Territorial expansion
- Ohio River Valley + Geografía
- Surveyors
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Topografía -- Estados Unidos -- Historia
- Content1
- Author1
- Mapped to1