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The Men Who United the States


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.

Praise for The Men Who United the States

"Winchester is America in miniature: many talents, many loyalties...little wonder he finally feels at home."
-The New York Times

"...surprisingly relevant in today's Washington."
-The Washington Post

"Mr. Winchester is a master storyteller, and all the individuals, places, and events that he passionately writes about come to life in exquisite detail...The Men Who United the States is still a magnificent achievement in writing, storytelling, and education."
-New York Journal of Books

"Winchester has found a thematic way to tell this familiar story so it seems fresh and informative, even fascinating."
-St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Mr. Winchester's book is especially fine on retrieving the forgotten map makers, geologists, topographers and engineers who showed them the way...what an extraordinary, propulsive tale he tells."
-The Wall Street Journal

"Winchester...is a most genial storyteller."
-Las Vegas Weekly

"Winchester offers a new angle with his emphasis on how a nation of people from all over the world, invited to share in “universal human freedom,” managed to unite."
-The Seattle Times

"An impeccably researched, erudite, well-told tale, peppered with occasional grace notes."
-Miami Herald

"Winchester’s narrative is filled with fascinating information."
-The Boston Globe

"a very charming and meticulously researched celebration of America’s enduring unity and the various people and historical forces that have made it possible...broadly appealing."
-The National


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