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

  • 041 PART V_ WHEN THE AMERICAN STORY WAS TOLD THROUGH METAL

    Duração: 09min
  • 042 The Man Who Tamed the Lightning

    Duração: 29min
  • 043 The Signal Power of Human Speech

    Duração: 11min
  • 044 With Power For One and All

    Duração: 32min
  • 045 Lighting the Corn Powering the Prairie

    Duração: 16min
  • 046 The Talk of the Nation

    Duração: 20min
  • 047 Making Money From Air

    Duração: 20min
  • 048 Television_ The Irresistible Force

    Duração: 21min
  • 049 The All of Some Knowledge

    Duração: 20min
  • 050 Epilogue

    Duração: 11min
  • 051 Acknowledgements

    Duração: 02min
  • 052 Credits

    Duração: 46s
  • sample

    Duração: 01min
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