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THE MEN WHO UNITED THE STATES
WINCHESTER, SIMON
For more than two centuries, E pluribus unum—Out of many, one—has been featured on America’s
official government seals and stamped on its currency. But how did America become “one nation,
indivisible”? What unified a growing number of disparate states into the modern country we recognize
today? In this monumental history, Simon Winchester addresses these questions, bringing together the
breathtaking achievements that helped forge and unify America and the pioneers who have toiled
fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizens and geography of the U.S.A. from its beginnings.
Winchester follows in the footsteps of America’s most essential explorers, thinkers, and innovators,
including Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery Expedition to the Pacific Coast, the builders of the
first transcontinental telegraph, and the powerful civil engineer behind the Interstate Highway System. He
treks vast swaths of territory, from Pittsburgh to Portland; Rochester to San Francisco; Truckee to
Laramie; Seattle to Anchorage, introducing these fascinating men and others—some familiar, some
forgotten, some hardly known—who played a pivotal role in creating today’s United States. Throughout,
he ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded, and to what degree.
HISTORY 1ST PRINTING 150,000
HARPER
480 PAGES
9780062079602
$38.99 HC LARGE PRINT EDITION:
OCTOBER 2013 9780062278517 ($38.99)
AUDIO DISC:
9780062282811 ($53.99)
METALLICA: THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
POPOFF, MARTIN
Formed in Los Angeles in 1981, Metallica has become the single bestselling heavy metal act in music
history, with more than 100 million album sales to its credit. Now based in the San Francisco Bay Area,
the band remains hugely popular worldwide: in 2009, Metallica’s 1991 self-titled LP became the
bestselling album of the SoundScan era. In this book, the first complete illustrated treatment of the band,
acclaimed heavy metal journalist Martin Popoff leads a roster of respected heavy metal writers to take on
Metallica’s entire history, analyzing each of the group’s ten studio albums (including 2011’s LuLu
collaboration with Lou Reed) and providing a complete discography. More than 300 images complement
extensive band stories: their formative years spent woodshedding in the clubs of Los Angeles, tragedies
like the death of founding bassist Cliff Burton, the triumphs of multiple platinum recordings, personnel
changes like the departures of Dave Mustaine and Jason Newsted, and tours covering the world over.
Live-performance and candid off-stage photographs are accompanied by a stunning selection of
memorabilia, including gig posters, concert tees, picture sleeves, backstage passes, buttons, ticket stubs,
and more.
MUSIC/BIOGRAPHY
MOTORBOOKS
9780760344828
$39.00 HC
NOVEMBER 2013
192 PAGES