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Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy
by Andro Linklater
Publisher: Walker & Company (2002-11-01)
ISBN: 0802713963
Binding/Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1St Edition
Condition: Collectible: Very Good
Comments: 2002. First Edition. First Printing. Full number line. Hardcover. 310pp. How we ultimately gained the American Customary System-the last traditional system in the world-and how Gunter's chain indelibly imprinted its dimensions on the land, on cities, and on our culture from coast to coast is both an exciting human and intellectual drama and one of the great untold stories in American history. At a time when the metric system may finally be unstoppable, Andro Linklater has captured the essential nature of measurement just as the Founding Fathers understood it. Sagely argued and beautifully written, Measuring America offers readers nothing less than the opportunity to see America's history-and our democracy-in a brilliant new light. Very Good in a Very Good DJ. Light brown boards with title stamped in red on spine. Some very minor wear to DJ. No rips or tears. Text is nice and clean with no writing or highlighting. DJ covered in Brodart Mylar.
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