| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xv, 240 pages ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Journey to the top of the world -- The American adventure of Louis Agassiz -- The unexpected Mrs. Stowe -- Glory days in Medora -- Remington -- Steam road to El Dorado -- The builders -- The treasure from the carpentry shop -- Long-distance vision -- Cross the Blue Mountain -- The lonely war of a good angry man -- Miriam Rothschild -- South of Kankakee : a day with David Plowden -- Washington on the Potomac -- Extraordinary times -- Recommended itinerary -- Simon Willard's clock. |
| Summary |
From Alexander von Humboldt to Charles and Anne Lindbergh, these are stories of people of great vision and daring whose achievements continue to inspire us today, brilliantly told by master historian David McCullough. |
| Subject |
United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
0131401041: $21.00 |
|
9780131401044 |
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