TY  - BOOK
AU  - Linklater,Andro
TI  - Measuring America: how an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy 
SN  - 0802713963
AV  - E 161.3 .L46 2002
PY  - 2002///
CY  - New York
PB  - Walker & Co.
KW  - National characteristics, American
KW  - Public lands
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Frontier and pioneer life
KW  - Surveying
KW  - Surveyors
KW  - Ohio River Valley
KW  - Surveys
KW  - Geography
KW  - Territorial expansion
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-292) and index; 1. The; invention of landed property --; 2; Precise confusion--; 3; Who owned America --; 4; Life, liberty, or what --; 5; Simple arithmetic --; 6. A; line drawn in the wilderness --; 7. The; French dimension --; 8; Democratic decimals --; 9. The; birth of the metric system --; 10; Dombey's luck --; 11. The; end of Putnam --; 12. The; immaculate grid --; 13. The; shape of cities --; 14; Hassler's passion --; 15. The; dispossessed --; 16. The; limit of enclosure --; 17; Four against ten --; 18; Metric triumphant --; Epilogue : the witness tree
N2  - 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
ER  -