Measuring America: How An Untamed Wilderness Shaped The United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy
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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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