| The Men Who United the States |
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Simon Winchester sets out to chart exactly how our disparate union of states came together as the American nation that exists today. The acclaimed author treks long stretches of the country, from Pittsburgh to Portland; Rochester to San Francisco; Truckee to Laramie; and Seattle to Anchorage - The Men Who United the States follows the pioneering Americans who, throughout its history, have toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizens and geography of the U.S.A. Winchester's always driving, accessible storytelling returns with full force as he follows in the footsteps of America's most essential explorers, thinkers, and innovators. From Lewis and Clark - who charted the land acquired in the Louisiana Purchase - to the builders of the first transcontinental telegraph, up through Thomas "The Chief" Macdonald - the undisputed father of the Interstate Highway System - Winchester constructs a vast, cohesive history of some of the biggest unifying achievements in our nation's history. Interspersed with his own journeys down the roads these great men walked, Winchester reflects thoughtfully on the central question of whether the historic work of Uniting the States has succeeded, and to what degree. Some of the men are familiar; some forgotten; some hardly known at all. But all of them played fascinating roles in the practical creation, quite literally, of what are today's United States of America. And importantly, they each made pioneering expeditions through the most ruggedly beautiful corners of the country. The Men Who United the States is a novel look at the thoroughly under-scrutinized way in which the most powerful nation on earth first came together, united as a whole.
Kategorie: Audio Books
Hersteller: HarperCollins
62,90 CHF
Lieferzeit: 1-2 Werktagen |
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