"Mr. Winchester is a master storyteller, and all the individuals, places, and events that he passionately writes about come to life in exquisite detail...The Men Who United the States is still a magnificent achievement in writing, storytelling, and education."
-New York Journal of Books

"Winchester has found a thematic way to tell this familiar story so it seems fresh and informative, even fascinating."
-St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Mr. Winchester's book is especially fine on retrieving the forgotten map makers, geologists, topographers and engineers who showed them the way...what an extraordinary, propulsive tale he tells."
-The Wall Street Journal

"Winchester has found a thematic way to tell this familiar story so it seems fresh and informative, even fascinating."
-St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Winchester offers a new angle with his emphasis on how a nation of people from all over the world, invited to share in “universal human freedom,” managed to unite."
-The Seattle Times

"An impeccably researched, erudite, well-told tale, peppered with occasional grace notes."
-Miami Herald

"...surprisingly relevant in today's Washington."
-The Washington Post

"Winchester’s narrative is filled with fascinating information."
-The Boston Globe

"A very charming and meticulously researched celebration of America’s enduring unity and the various people and historical forces that have made it possible...broadly appealing."
-The National Review

"Winchester...is a most genial storyteller."
-Las Vegas Weekly