Charles Sumner: “The proposition to unite the greatest navigable river of the world…”

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The proposition to unite the greatest navigable river of the world with the greatest inland sea is characteristic of the West.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the significance of connecting major waterways as a hallmark of Western ambition.

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Charles Sumner: “The proposition to unite the greatest navigable river of the world with the greatest inland sea is characteristic of the…”