Книга "The Men Who United the States: The Amazing Stories of the Explorers, Inventors and Mavericks Who Made America" рассказывает о том, как разнообразные штаты Америки соединились в единое целое и стали современной страной, которую мы знаем сегодня. Саймон Уинчестер рассказывает о героях, которые отважно исследовали, связывали и объединяли граждан и географию США. Он следует за следами самых важных исследователей, мыслителей и инноваторов, включая Льюиса и Кларка и их экспедицию к Тихоокеанскому побережью, строителей первой трансконтинентальной телеграфной линии и мощного гражданского инженера, стоявшего за созданием системы межштатных автострад. Автор путешествует через различные территории, от Питсбурга до Портленда, от Рочестера до Сан-Франциско, от Трукки до Ларами, от Сиэтла до Анкориджа, знакомя читателя с увлекательными героями - некоторые знакомые, некоторые забытые, а некоторые совсем неизвестные - которые сыграли решающую роль в создании современных Соединенных Штатов. В своей книге автор задается вопросом, насколько успешно было выполнено историческое задание объединения штатов, и какова степень этого объединения. "The Men Who United the States" - это свежий, живой и эрудированный взгляд на то, как самая мощная нация на земле соединилась, написанный одним из наиболее занимательных, проницательных и умных авторов.
Simon Winchester tells the remarkable story of how the United States of America came to be when it was known as thirteen separate polyglot republics. The state-building, articulated between 1776 and 1782, was an elaborate process guided not only by motives of national pride and unity but also beset by animosities, mistrust and political rivalries. Geographer, journalist, and popular author Simon Winchester, author of The Map that Shaped America Among other books, utilizes a plurality of sources from history, geography, philosophy and anthropology to tell this fluid tale He explores the exploits of particular explorers such as Lewis and Clark, Samuel Morison and Robert F. Kennedy among others, tracing their journeys and adventures into unknown territories that placed them into conflict with hostile nations, nature and logistical difficulties as they established new settlements and pushed the boundaries of knowledge even as drawn out strives to realize national unity. This book is an essential read for anyone curious about humanity’s legacy and how we arrived at the pinnacle of superpower status.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780007532384
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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’? What unified a growing number of disparate states into the modern country we recognize today? In this monumental history, Simon Winchester addresses these questions, bringing together the breathtaking achievements that helped forge and unify America and the pioneers who have toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizens and geography of the USA from its beginnings.Winchester follows in the footsteps of America’s most essential explorers, thinkers, and innovators, including Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery Expedition to the Pacific Coast, 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; Truckee to Laramie; Seattle to Anchorage, introducing these fascinating men and others – some familiar, some forgotten, some hardly known – 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.The Men Who United the States is a fresh, lively, and erudite look at the way in which the most powerful nation on earth came together, from one of our most entertaining, probing, and insightful observers.
