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050 0 0 _aE 161.3
_b.L46 2002
090 _aE 161.3 .L46 2002
100 1 _aLinklater, Andro.
245 1 0 _aMeasuring America :
_bhow an untamed wilderness shaped the United States and fulfilled the promise of democracy /
_cAndro Linklater.
260 _aNew York :
_bWalker & Co.,
_c2002.
300 _a310 p. :
_bill. ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 289-292) and index.
505 0 0 _g1. The
_tinvention of landed property --
_g2.
_tPrecise confusion--
_g3.
_tWho owned America --
_g4.
_tLife, liberty, or what --
_g5.
_tSimple arithmetic --
_g6. A
_tline drawn in the wilderness --
_g7. The
_tFrench dimension --
_g8.
_tDemocratic decimals --
_g9. The
_tbirth of the metric system --
_g10.
_tDombey's luck --
_g11. The
_tend of Putnam --
_g12. The
_timmaculate grid --
_g13. The
_tshape of cities --
_g14.
_tHassler's passion --
_g15. The
_tdispossessed --
_g16. The
_tlimit of enclosure --
_g17.
_tFour against ten --
_g18.
_tMetric triumphant --
_tEpilogue : the witness tree.
520 _aLinklater'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 _aNational characteristics, American.
650 0 _aPublic lands
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aFrontier and pioneer life
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aSurveying
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aSurveyors
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
651 0 _aOhio River Valley
_vSurveys
_xHistory.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xGeography.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xSurveys
_xHistory.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xTerritorial expansion.
651 0 _aOhio River Valley
_xGeography.
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