Anyone read the book 'The Artificial River;The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Pro

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Anyone read the book 'The Artificial River;The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress,1817-1862'?

Chap 6 discusses the "Peril of Progress". What weres some of these perceived perils? Why was the canal blamed for the moral shortcomings of some workers?

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