The men who united the states : America's explorers, inventors, eccentrics and mavericks, and the creation of one nation, indivisible
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Winchester, Simon.
Published
[United States] : Harper Collins Publishers, 2013.
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Audiobook CD
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Unabridged.
ISBN
9780062282811, 0062282816
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12 sound discs (840 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Published
[United States] : Harper Collins Publishers, 2013.
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
ISBN
9780062282811, 0062282816
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9780062282811

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Compact disc.
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Read by Simon Winchester.
Description
The author of The Professor and the Madman examines the explorers, eccentrics, and mavericks who created one nation, indivisible. Includes Lewis and Clark, the leaders of the Great Surveys, the builders of the first transcontinental telegraph, and the powerful civil engineer behind the Interstate Highway System. He ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded, and to what degree.

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Adventure and adventurers -- United States -- History.
Explorers -- United States.
Inventions -- United States -- History.
Inventors -- United States.
Pioneers -- United States.
Technological innovations -- United States -- History.
United States -- History -- Biography.
United States -- History.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Winchester, S. (2013). The men who united the states: America's explorers, inventors, eccentrics and mavericks, and the creation of one nation, indivisible (Unabridged.). Harper Collins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Winchester, Simon. 2013. The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible. Harper Collins Publishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Winchester, Simon. The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible Harper Collins Publishers, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Winchester, Simon. The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible Unabridged., Harper Collins Publishers, 2013.

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