Simon Winchester, the 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.
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