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Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Walker & Co
Publication date
December 1, 2002
Pages
288
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780802713964
ISBN-10
0802713963
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.50 by 8.50 in.
Weight
1.25 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$26.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A thought-provoking history of America's system of measurement explains how, following the American Revolution, a single system of weights and measures, the American Customary System, was developed in order to help survey and map out the vast lands west of the Ohio River and examines the impact of the system on American history and culture.
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Hardcover
from Five Star (June 1, 2003)
9780786253708 | details & prices | 547 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Explains how a single system of weights and measures was developed in order to help survey and map out the vast lands west of the Ohio River and examines the impact of the system on American history and culture.
About: Explains how a single system of weights and measures was developed in order to help survey and map out the vast lands west of the Ohio River and examines the impact of the system on American history and culture.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Walker & Co (December 1, 2002)
9780802713964 | details & prices | 288 pages | 6.50 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $26.00
About: Explains how a single system of weights and measures was developed in order to help survey and map out the vast lands west of the Ohio River and examines the impact of the system on American history and culture.
About: Explains how a single system of weights and measures was developed in order to help survey and map out the vast lands west of the Ohio River and examines the impact of the system on American history and culture.
CD/Spoken Word
With Alan Sklar (other contributor) |
Mp3 una edition from Tantor Media Inc (October 1, 2003)
9781400150908 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $22.99
About: "This expertly written and eminently enjoyable chronicle is highly recommended for history and history of science collections.
About: "This expertly written and eminently enjoyable chronicle is highly recommended for history and history of science collections.
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