
The Men Who United the States
America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics, and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible
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Simon Winchester
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By:
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Simon Winchester
Simon Winchester, the acclaimed New York Times best-selling 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. The Men Who United the States is a fresh look at the way in which the most powerful nation on Earth came together.
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A melodious exploration of nationhood
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fantastic
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The myriad stories he tells are expertly woven together and endlessly fascinating. This is no boring history lesson. Quite the opposite, the book clearly shows the tremendous impact various immigrants—and their immediate descendants—have had on the development of the United States, covering a spectrum of infrastructure. Highly recommended!
Extremely Informative & Well Read
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Read on
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Other reviewers have objected to Winchester injecting his political views. I thought he barely did so and was not bothered at all. If it feels too "political" to acknowledge that, say, Native Americans were badly treated, then maybe history is not for you.
Interesting but nothing great
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Must read/listen.
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Excellent Book!
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Great background information
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One of my all time favorites
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