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Simon Winchester will be promoting The Men Who United the States Simon Winchester will be promoting The Men Who United the States Simon Winchester will be promoting The Men Who United the States Simon Winchester will be promoting The Men Who United the States Simon Winchester will be promoting The Men Who United the States Simon Winchester has 1 media appearance. Simon Winchester Simon Winchester discusses The Surgeon of Crowthorne. A fascinating portrait of Dr. W.C. Minor, an American Civil War veteran confined to a British insane asylum, who contributed more than 10,000 definitions during the compilation of the Oxford English Dictionary, known as one of the greatest literary achievements in the history of English letters. Its creation began in 1857, took 70 years, drew from tens of thousands of brilliant minds, and organized the sprawling language into 414,825 precise definitions. But hidden within the rituals of its creation is a fascinating and mysterious story—that of two remarkable men whose strange 20-year relationship lies at the core of this historic undertaking. Professor James Murray, an astonishingly learned former schoolmaster and bank clerk, was the distinguished editor of the OED project. Dr. William Chester Minor, an American surgeon from New Haven, Connecticut, who had served in the Civil War, was one of thousands who submitted quotations illustrative of words to be used in the dictionary. But Minor was no ordinary contributor; he was remarkably prolific, sending thousands of neat, handwritten quotations from his home in the small village of Crowthorne, 50 milles from Oxford. On numerous occasions Murray invited Minor to visit Oxford and celebrate his work, but Murray's offer was regularly—and mysteriously—refused. Thus the two men, for two decades, maintained a close relationship only through correspondence. Finally, in 1896, after Minor had sent nearly 10,000 definitions to the dictionary but had still never traveled from his home, a puzzled Murray set out to visit him. It was then that Murray finally learned the truth about Minor—that, in addition to being a masterful wordsmith, Minor was also a murderer, clinically insane—and locked up in Broadmoor, England's harshest asylum for the criminally insane. The Professor and the Madman is an extraordinary tale of madness and genius, and the incredible obsessions of two men at the heart of the Oxford English Dictionary and literary history. With riverting insight and detail, Simon Winchester crafts a fascinating glimpse into one man's tortured mind and his contribution to another man's magnificent dictionary. —from the publisher's website (timspalding)… (more) Simon Winchester has 39 past events. (show)  SINTERKLAAS SPECIAL EVENT: Simon Winchester - "The Men Who United The States" This event will be held at Oblong Books & Music, 6422 Montgomery St., Rhinebeck, NY. Share this event on Facebook! Order signed books here. Simon Winchester, OBE is an English-American author, broadcaster, and journalist who resides primarily in the United States. Through his career at The Guardian, Winchester covered numerous significant events, including Bloody Sunday and the Watergate Scandal. As an author, Winchester has written or contributed to over a dozen nonfiction books and authored one novel, and his articles have appeared in a host of travel publications, including Condé Nast Traveler, Smithsonian Magazine, and National Geographic. At this special event, presented as part of Rhinebeck's Sinterklaas Festival, he will discuss his latest, much-anticipated book The Men Who United the States (October 2013). Among Simon Winchester's notable best-selling books are The Professor and the Madman (1998), The Meaning of Everything (2003), Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (2003), A crack in the edge of the world: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 (2005), The Man Who Loved China (2008)— the life of Joseph Needham , Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories (2010), and The Alice Behind Wonderland (2011), plus many,many more.
Location: Street: 6422 Montgomery St., Suite 6 City: Rhinebeck, Province: New York Postal Code: 12572-0482 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Dinner with Simon Winchester Meet and dine with Simon Winchester, author of The Men Who United the States at grano on Tuesday, November 12, 2013. Cocktails at 6:30 pm, dinner at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $100 per person (includes full meal with wine, a signed copy of the book, and all taxes). Please call us at (416) 361-0032 to purchase tickets, or send an e-mail to ben@benmcnallybooks.com. Simon Winchester, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and the Madman, delivers his first book about America: a fascinating popular history that illuminates the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S.A. from its beginnings. How did America become “one nation, indivisible”? What unified a growing number of disparate states into the modern country we recognize today? To answer these questions, Winchester follows in the footsteps of America’s most essential explorers, thinkers, and innovators, such as Lewis and Clark and the leaders of the Great Surveys; 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, Seattle to Anchorage, introducing the fascinating people 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. Featuring 32 illustrations throughout the text, The Men Who United the States is a fresh look at the way in which the most powerful nation on earth came together. Simon Winchester is the acclaimed author of many books, including The Professor and the Madman, The Man Who Loved China, A Crack in the Edge of the World, and Krakatoa. Those books were New York Times bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists. In 2006, Mr. Winchester was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by her Majesty the Queen. He lives in Manhattan and in western Massachusetts. (Jenni_Canuck)… (more)Event location: grano, 2035 Yonge Street, Toronto ON M4S 2A2 Simon Winchester will be promoting The Men Who United the States Simon Winchester will be promoting The Men Who United the States Simon Winchester will be promoting The Men Who United the States Simon Winchester will be promoting The Men Who United the States SCOVILLE LIBRARY SPEAKER SERIES: Simon Winchester - "The Men Who United The States" This event will take place at Scoville Memorial Library, 38 Main Street, Salisbury, CT06068 - (860) 435-283 Presented in partnership with Oblong Books & Music. Share this event on Facebook! Order signed books here. Simon Winchester, OBE is an English-American author, broadcaster, and journalist who resides primarily in the United States. Through his career at The Guardian, Winchester covered numerous significant events, including Bloody Sunday and the Watergate Scandal. As an author, Winchester has written or contributed to over a dozen nonfiction books and authored one novel, and his articles have appeared in a host of travel publications, including Condé Nast Traveler, Smithsonian Magazine, and National Geographic. At this event Winchester will discuss his latest, much-anticipated book The Men Who United the States (October 2013). Among Simon Winchester's notable best-selling books are The Professor and the Madman (1998), The Meaning of Everything (2003), Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (2003), A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great California Earthquake of 1906 (2005), The Man Who Loved China (2008)— the life of Joseph Needham , Atlantic: A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories (2010), and The Alice Behind Wonderland (2011), plus many,many more. Location: Street: 38 Main Street City: Salisbury, Province: Connecticut Postal Code: 06068 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Simon Winchester "The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible" Simon Winchester, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and the Madman, delivers his first book about America, The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics, and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible: a fascinating popular history that illuminates the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S.A. from its beginnings.
Simon Winchester is the acclaimed author of many books, including The Professor and the Madman, The Man Who Loved China, A Crack in the Edge of the World, and Krakatoa. Those books were New York Times bestsellers and appeared on numerous best and notable lists. In 2006, Mr. Winchester was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by her Majesty the Queen. He lives in Manhattan and in western Massachusetts.
Location: Street: 4869 Main St Additional: City: Manchester Center, Province: Vermont Postal Code: 05255 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) Simon Winchester will be promoting The Men Who United the States PREMIER EVENT: SIMON WINCHESTER Credit: Setsuko Sato WinchesterPremier Event: Simon WinchesterMonday, October 28, 7:30 p.m. The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible Simon Winchester, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Atlantic and The Professor and the Madman, delivers his first book about America: a fascinating popular history that illuminates the men who toiled fearlessly to discover, connect, and bond the citizenry and geography of the U.S.A. from its beginnings. How did America become "one nation, indivisible"? What unified a growing number of disparate states into the modern country we recognize today? To answer these questions, Winchester follows in the footsteps of America's most essential explorers, thinkers, and innovators. Throughout, he ponders whether the historic work of uniting the States has succeeded, and to what degree. Location: Street: 1010 El Camino Real City: Menlo Park, Province: California Postal Code: 94025-4349 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)
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