Books by Peter L. Bernstein

Against the Gods (1998)
A blend of biography and history shows how famous scientists and creative amateurs developed the con...

Wedding of the Waters: The Erie Canal and the Making of a Great Nation (2006)
A history of the Erie Canal's construction and subsequent influence on American geography profiles t...

Wedding of the Waters (2005)
A history of the Erie Canal's construction and subsequent influence on American geography profiles t...

The Power of Gold (2012)
A colorful history of humankind's obsession with gold revisits the ancient world, where gold was the...