<DIV>Winner of Best Manuscript Award from the New York State Historical Association<BR><BR>Artificial River reveals the human dimension of the story of the Erie Canal. Carol Sheriff's extensive, innovative archival research shows the varied responses of ordinary people-farmers, businessmen, government officials, tourists, workers-to this major environmental, social, and cultural transformation in the early life of the Republic.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><BR> </DIV>