Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Modern Marvels, Episode 7

Label
Modern Marvels, Episode 7
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Modern Marvels
resource.otherEventInformation
Originally produced by The History® Channel in 2000
Runtime
44
Summary
Begun in 1817, the Erie Canal was an engineering wonder - 363 miles of water highway linking the western frontier to the Atlantic seaboard. It took eight years to construct and thousands of hours of brutal labor, but by the time it was done, 3,000 canal boats traveled the new corridor, making New York City a commercial capital
Technique
live action

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