The Men Who United the States
- Autor: Simon Winchester
- Narrador: Simon Winchester
- Editora: HarperCollins USA
- Duração: 13:34:46
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
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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