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Simon Winchester

The Men Who United the States

America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, at the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible

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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 how did America become one nation, indivisible? Simon Winchester addresses these questions, bringing together the breathtaking achievements of those American pioneers who helped, with their multitudes of callings, to forge and unify the new nation, and who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizens and the geography of the United States from its very beginnings. At once intimate and deeply inspiring, this sweeping narrative details how these daring men from three centuries,… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-06-227851-7
  • EAN: 9780062278517
  • Produktnummer: 14455690
  • Verlag: Harper Collins (US)
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
  • Seitenangabe: 688 S.
  • Ausstattung: Grossdruck-Ausg.

Über den Autor


Simon Winchester is the acclaimed author of many books, including The Professor and the Madman, The Men Who United the States, The Map That Changed the World, The Man Who Loved China, A Crack in the Edge of the World, and Krakatoa, all of which were New York Times bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists. In 2006, Winchester was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty the Queen. He resides in western Massachusetts.

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