The Men Who United the States

  • Autor: Simon Winchester
  • Narrador: Simon Winchester
  • Editora: HarperCollins USA
  • Duração: 13:34:46
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Sinopse

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.

Capítulos

  • 001 The Men Who United the States intro title

    Duração: 21s
  • 002 Dedication

    Duração: 01min
  • 003 Authors Note

    Duração: 02min
  • 004 Preface

    Duração: 19min
  • 005 PART I WHEN AMERICA WAS DOMINATED BY WOOD

    Duração: 07min
  • 006 Drawing a Line in the Sand

    Duração: 22min
  • 007 Peering Through the Trees

    Duração: 14min
  • 008 The Frontier and the Thesis

    Duração: 15min
  • 009 The Wood Was Become Grass

    Duração: 16min
  • 010 Encounters with the Sioux

    Duração: 15min
  • 011 First Lady of the Plains

    Duração: 06min
  • 012 High Plains Rafters

    Duração: 05min
  • 013 Passing the Gateway

    Duração: 19min
  • 014 Shoreline Passage

    Duração: 12min
  • 015 PART II WHEN AMERICA_S STORY WENT BENEATH THE EARTH

    Duração: 05min
  • 016 The Science That Changed America

    Duração: 04min
  • 017 Drawing the Colors of Rocks

    Duração: 03min
  • 018 The Wellspring of Knowledge

    Duração: 09min
  • 019 The Tapestry of Underneath

    Duração: 06min
  • 020 Setting the Lures

    Duração: 09min
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