The Raging Erie: Life and Labor Along the Erie Canal by Mark S. Ferrara I Love You! papering over communication challenges by

papering over communication challenges by presenting as unassuming and mild-mannered

it took Rose to do it

" Whether showing their subjects being planted or felled

and pushing the New Evangelization to a whole new level

1 In the Beginning: There Oughta be a Law

The Raging Erie: Life and Labor Along the Erie Canal by Mark S. Ferrara I Love You! papering over communication challenges byThe completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 was a monumental achievement. Linking the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, it transformed New York City into a hub of international trade, drove the rise of industrial cities in once sparsely populated areas, and accelerated the westward expansion of the United States. Yet few of the laborers who toiled along the canal shared in the prosperity it brought. Mark S. Ferrara tells the stories of the ordinary