This book describes the loyalist and patriots of New York, the first capital of the new nation, the invention of the steamboat, the Erie Canal, and the greatest port of the new United States.
General Note
Title proper from title frame.
Includes index.
Includes glossary.
Content Note
The American Revolution - The first constitution - The first capital - The new state of New York - A growing state - America's first famous writer - The invention of the steamboat - America's first national waterway - Actors and inventors - Leading the way.