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| Title: The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible - eBook By: Simon Winchester Format: DRM Protected ePub Vendor: Harper | Publication Date: 2013 ISBN: 9780062079626 ISBN-13: 9780062079626 Stock No: WW71037EB |
“Simon Winchester never disappoints, and The Men Who United the States is a lively and surprising account of how this sprawling piece of geography became a nation. This is America from the ground up. Inspiring and engaging.” —Tom Brokaw
Simon Winchester, acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and the Madman, delivers his first book about America: a fascinating popular history that illuminates the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S.A. from its beginnings.
How did America become “one nation, indivisible”? What unified a growing number of disparate states into the modern country we recognize today? To answer these questions, Winchester follows in the footsteps of America’s most essential explorers, thinkers, and innovators, such as Lewis and Clark and the leaders of the Great Surveys; the builders of the first transcontinental telegraph and the powerful civil engineer behind the Interstate Highway System. He treks vast swaths of territory, from Pittsburgh to Portland, Rochester to San Francisco, Seattle to Anchorage, introducing the fascinating people who played a pivotal role in creating today’s United States.
Throughout, he ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded, and to what degree. Featuring 32 illustrations throughout the text, The Men Who United the States is a fresh look at the way in which the most powerful nation on earth came together.
Winchester masterfully organizes this sprawling history of the nation’s physical creation into five parts:
Simon Winchester is the acclaimed author of many books, including The Professor and the Madman, The Men Who United the States, The Map That Changed the World, The Man Who Loved China, A Crack in the Edge of the World, and Krakatoa, all of which were New York Times bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists. In 2006, Winchester was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty the Queen. He resides in western Massachusetts.
“The tales he weaves were more engaging than most contemporary fiction.” - Zócalo Public Square
“The fun here is in Winchester’s exuberant enthusiasm for his new country and for the characters he has found who helped shape it.” - Washington Post
“Winchester provides surprising insights into our social history, further enriching his narrative with accounts of his personal odysseys around the country. The results are highly recommended for public and school libraries and all readers looking for new and stimulating perspectives on the history of America.” - Library Journal
“A rousing tribute to the alliances, agencies, and inventions - from Lewis and Clark to the Internet - that underpin our more perfect union. A stunning, highly original feast of a book.” - STACY SCHIFF, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Cleopatra
“Simon Winchester never disappoints, and The Men Who United the States is a lively and surprising account of how this sprawling piece of geography became a nation. This is America from the ground up. Inspiring and engaging.” - Tom Brokaw
“The subtitle promises readers a sackful of exciting tales-and the author delivers. This is a clever, engaging and original look at what would seem well-trodden historical paths; but Winchester, delightfully, breaks a fresh trail.” - The Economist
“A most genial storyteller” - Las Vegas Weekly
“[I]nformative and absorbing” - The Oregonian (Portland)
“He … freshens U.S. history by refusing to tell it through the usual suspects.” - Seattle Times
“Entertaining. ... A pleasure.” - New York Times Book Review
“An elegantly written account... filled with fascinating information.” - Boston Globe
“An impeccably researched, erudite, well-told tale, peppered with occasional grace notes.” - Miami Herald
“Winchester has found a thematic way to tell this familiar story so it seems fresh and informative, even fascinating.” - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“[M]esmerizing and fascinating… Mr. Winchester is a master storyteller, and all the individuals, places, and events that he passionately writes about come to life in exquisite detail.” - New York Journal of Books
“Vivid, valuable. ... An extraordinary, propulsive tale.” - Wall Street Journal
“What makes this book so enjoyable is that he ties the development of these advances to some brilliant but idiosyncratic personalities.” - BookPage
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