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Trade ReviewCleveland Plain Dealer If you enjoy good stories well told about interesting people and places, you should read this book. You will learn something about history -- and also about good historical writing.
The New York Times Book Review McCullough's portrayals...are models of compression, perspective, and the discriminating use of detail, and of what the author calls "the possibilities for self-expression in writing narrative history."
Dallas Morning News It will come as no surprise to the reader to learn that Mr. McCullough's first ambition was to be a portrait painter. He has supplied us with admirable portraits....All his subjects come alive.
Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction
I PhenomenaCHAPTER ONE
Journey to the Top of the WorldCHAPTER TWO
The American Adventure of Louis AgassizCHAPTER THREE
The Unexpected Mrs. StoweII The Real WestCHAPTER FOUR
Glory Days in MedoraCHAPTER FIVE
RemingtonIII PioneersCHAPTER SIX
Steam Road to El DoradoCHAPTER SEVEN
The BuildersCHAPTER EIGHT
The Treasure from the Carpentry ShopCHAPTER NINE
Long-Distance VisionIV Figures in a LandscapeCHAPTER TEN
Cross the Blue MountainCHAPTER ELEVEN
The Lonely War of a Good Angry ManCHAPTER TWELVE
Miriam RothschildCHAPTER THIRTEEN
South of Kankakee: A Day with David PlowdenV On We GoCHAPTER FOURTEEN
Washington on the PotomacCHAPTER FIFTEEN
Extraordinary TimesCHAPTER SIXTEEN
Recommended ItineraryCHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Simon Willard's Clock
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