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- Author : Andro Linklater
- Binding : Hardcover
- Format : Bargain Price
- Number Of Items : 1
- Number Of Pages : 288
- Package Dimensions : 1.30 inches (Height) x 8.20 inches (Length) x 1.15 pounds (Weight) x 5.80 inches (Width)
- Product Group : Book
- Publication Date : 2002-11-01
- SKU : mon0000300617
The United States had to pay for the war that won its freedom by selling land. It first had to be measured and mapped. Here is the fascinating story of how our unique system of weights and measures was achieved.
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Other Versions:
- Hardcover : Measuring America: How An Untamed Wilderness Shaped The United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy
- Hardcover : Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy
- Audio CD : Measuring America: How the United States Was Shaped by the Greatest Land Sale in History
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