The Resource The men who united the states : America's explorers, inventors, eccentrics, and mavericks, and the creation of one nation, indivisible, Simon Winchester
The men who united the states : America's explorers, inventors, eccentrics, and mavericks, and the creation of one nation, indivisible, Simon Winchester
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The item The men who united the states : America's explorers, inventors, eccentrics, and mavericks, and the creation of one nation, indivisible, Simon Winchester represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Grosse Pointe Public Library.
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- Summary
- Illuminates the men who toiled to discover, connect and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S. from its beginnings and ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded and to what degree
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxv, 463 p.
- Note
- Maps on lining papers
- Contents
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- When America's story was dominated by wood, 1785-1805
- When America's story went beneath the earth, 1809-1901
- When America's story traveled by water, 1803-1900
- When the American story was fanned by fire, 1811-1956
- When the American story was told through metal, 1835-tomorrow
- Isbn
- 9780062079602
- Label
- The men who united the states : America's explorers, inventors, eccentrics, and mavericks, and the creation of one nation, indivisible
- Title
- The men who united the states
- Title remainder
- America's explorers, inventors, eccentrics, and mavericks, and the creation of one nation, indivisible
- Statement of responsibility
- Simon Winchester
- Subject
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- Explorers -- United States
- Inventions -- United States
- Inventors -- United States
- Nationalism -- United States -- History
- Adventure and adventurers -- United States -- History
- United States -- History
- United States -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Technological innovations -- United States -- History
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Illuminates the men who toiled to discover, connect and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S. from its beginnings and ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded and to what degree
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Winchester, Simon
- Dewey number
- 973
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Explorers
- Inventors
- Inventions
- Nationalism
- Adventure and adventurers
- Technological innovations
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Label
- The men who united the states : America's explorers, inventors, eccentrics, and mavericks, and the creation of one nation, indivisible, Simon Winchester
- Note
- Maps on lining papers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 441-449) and index
- Contents
- When America's story was dominated by wood, 1785-1805 -- When America's story went beneath the earth, 1809-1901 -- When America's story traveled by water, 1803-1900 -- When the American story was fanned by fire, 1811-1956 -- When the American story was told through metal, 1835-tomorrow
- Control code
- sky255814071
- Dimensions
- 24cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxv, 463 p.
- Isbn
- 9780062079602
- Lccn
- bl2013037392
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
- Label
- The men who united the states : America's explorers, inventors, eccentrics, and mavericks, and the creation of one nation, indivisible, Simon Winchester
- Note
- Maps on lining papers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 441-449) and index
- Contents
- When America's story was dominated by wood, 1785-1805 -- When America's story went beneath the earth, 1809-1901 -- When America's story traveled by water, 1803-1900 -- When the American story was fanned by fire, 1811-1956 -- When the American story was told through metal, 1835-tomorrow
- Control code
- sky255814071
- Dimensions
- 24cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxv, 463 p.
- Isbn
- 9780062079602
- Lccn
- bl2013037392
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
Subject
- Explorers -- United States
- Inventions -- United States
- Inventors -- United States
- Nationalism -- United States -- History
- Adventure and adventurers -- United States -- History
- United States -- History
- United States -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Technological innovations -- United States -- History
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