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The Resource The men who united the states : America's explorers, inventors, eccentrics and mavericks, and the creation of one nation, indivisible, written and read by Simon Winchester

The men who united the states : America's explorers, inventors, eccentrics and mavericks, and the creation of one nation, indivisible, written and read by Simon Winchester

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For more than two centuries, E pluribus unum Out of many, one has been featured on America's official government seals and stamped on its currency. But what unified a growing number of disparate states into the modern country we recognize today? Simon Winchester follows the footsteps of America's most crucial innovators, thinkers and explorers, from Lewis and Clark, to the builders of the first transcontinental railroad and the curmudgeonly civil engineer who oversaw the creation of more than three million miles of highway. Winchester travels across vast swaths of the American landscape, from Pittsburgh to Portland, Seattle to Anchorage and Truckee to Laramie, using the five classical elements--Wood, Earth, Water, Fire, and Metal--to chart the contributions these adventurous leaders made to connect the diverse communities within the United States and ensure the future of the American project begun in 1776
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The men who united the states : America's explorers, inventors, eccentrics and mavericks, and the creation of one nation, indivisible
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The men who united the states
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America's explorers, inventors, eccentrics and mavericks, and the creation of one nation, indivisible
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written and read by Simon Winchester
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Author
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Language
eng
Summary
For more than two centuries, E pluribus unum Out of many, one has been featured on America's official government seals and stamped on its currency. But what unified a growing number of disparate states into the modern country we recognize today? Simon Winchester follows the footsteps of America's most crucial innovators, thinkers and explorers, from Lewis and Clark, to the builders of the first transcontinental railroad and the curmudgeonly civil engineer who oversaw the creation of more than three million miles of highway. Winchester travels across vast swaths of the American landscape, from Pittsburgh to Portland, Seattle to Anchorage and Truckee to Laramie, using the five classical elements--Wood, Earth, Water, Fire, and Metal--to chart the contributions these adventurous leaders made to connect the diverse communities within the United States and ensure the future of the American project begun in 1776
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Winchester, Simon
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973
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  • United States
  • Explorers
  • Inventors
  • Inventions
  • Eccentrics and eccentricities
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The men who united the states : America's explorers, inventors, eccentrics and mavericks, and the creation of one nation, indivisible, written and read by Simon Winchester
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Unabridged.
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1 online resource (1 sound file (13 hr., 34 min., 09 sec.))
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9780062080257
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The men who united the states : America's explorers, inventors, eccentrics and mavericks, and the creation of one nation, indivisible, written and read by Simon Winchester
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OverDrive Audiobook
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unknown
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unknown
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
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not applicable
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spoken word
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  • spw
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rdacontent
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Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file (13 hr., 34 min., 09 sec.))
File format
unknown
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online
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not applicable
Isbn
9780062080257
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(electronic audio bk.)
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not applicable
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not applicable
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unknown
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unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
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  • c
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digital
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not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
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  • other
  • remote
Speed
other
System control number
  • (OCoLC)862067496
  • ocn862067496
  • OCoLC
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not applicable
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