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0802713963 |
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E 161.3 |
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.L46 2002 |
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E 161.3 .L46 2002 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Linklater, Andro. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Measuring America : |
| Remainder of title |
how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Andro Linklater. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Walker & Co., |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2002. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
310 p. : |
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ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-292) and index. |
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| Miscellaneous information |
1. The |
| Title |
invention of landed property -- |
| Miscellaneous information |
2. |
| Title |
Precise confusion-- |
| Miscellaneous information |
3. |
| Title |
Who owned America -- |
| Miscellaneous information |
4. |
| Title |
Life, liberty, or what -- |
| Miscellaneous information |
5. |
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Simple arithmetic -- |
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6. A |
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line drawn in the wilderness -- |
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7. The |
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French dimension -- |
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8. |
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Democratic decimals -- |
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9. The |
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birth of the metric system -- |
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10. |
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Dombey's luck -- |
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11. The |
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end of Putnam -- |
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12. The |
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immaculate grid -- |
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13. The |
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shape of cities -- |
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14. |
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Hassler's passion -- |
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15. The |
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dispossessed -- |
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16. The |
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limit of enclosure -- |
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17. |
| Title |
Four against ten -- |
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18. |
| Title |
Metric triumphant -- |
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Epilogue : the witness tree. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
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. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
National characteristics, American. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Public lands |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Frontier and pioneer life |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Surveying |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States |
| General subdivision |
History. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Surveyors |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Ohio River Valley |
| Form subdivision |
Surveys |
| General subdivision |
History. |
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| Geographic name |
United States |
| General subdivision |
Geography. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
United States |
| General subdivision |
Surveys |
| -- |
History. |
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| Geographic name |
United States |
| General subdivision |
Territorial expansion. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Ohio River Valley |
| General subdivision |
Geography. |