"Winchester is a longtime journalist turned author, a meticulous researcher and catholic thinker." -- James Gleick, The New York Review of Books
"Another gem from one of the world's justly celebrated historians specializing in unusual and always fascinating subjects and people." -- Booklist (starred review)
"Winchester's latest is a rollicking work of pop science that entertains and informs." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Praise for The Men Who United the States: "Entertaining. . . . A pleasure." -- New York Times Book Review
"Simon Winchester never disappoints, and The Men Who United the States is a lively and surprising account of how this sprawling piece of geography became a nation. This is America from the ground up. Inspiring and engaging." -- Tom Brokaw
"An enthusiastic popular-science tour of technological marvels...readers will love the ride." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"A rousing tribute to the alliances, agencies, and inventions--from Lewis and Clark to the Internet--that underpin our more perfect union. A stunning, highly original feast of a book." -- Stacy Schiff, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Cleopatra
"Vivid, valuable. . . . An extraordinary, propulsive tale." -- Wall Street Journal
"[M]esmerizing and fascinating. . . . Mr. Winchester is a master storyteller, and all the individuals, places, and events that he passionately writes about come to life in exquisite detail." -- New York Journal of Books
