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Andro Linklater

The Fabric of America: How Our Borders and Boundaries Shaped the Country and Forged Our National Identity Unknown Binding

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003IWYIDM
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Unknown Binding ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.55 pounds

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On the shoulders of giants

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2007

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In recounting the life and times of Ellicott, Andro Linklater covers a complex series of topics with elegance and a touch of humor. He weaves astronomy, celestial navigation, instrument making, land speculation, conspiracies, slavery, political intrigue, international relations, Federal, State, and personal finances, and neurotic personalities into the compelling tale of one man's pursuit of his life's passions. This is a terrific piece of writing: Clear, concise and insightful.

Andrew Ellicott was truly a giant and a genuine genius: He is an archetype both similar and different to Benjamin Franklin. What I found intriguing was the amazing impact that one person could have - yet be largely unknown. The story of Andrew Ellicott is certainly worth a PBS series. I lost interest a bit after Linklater in the last third of the book focused more on the division of the land and the emergence of pro- and anti-slavery states. Still Linklater continued to demonstrate an ability to convey the complexities of events and of leading characters such as Buchanan and Douglas.

Minor criticisms: The lack of footnotes and the lack of maps are two avoidable weaknesses. Was the publisher doing things on the cheap? The lack of footnotes is particularly annoying because Linklater uses some seldom cited sources and more specific references would be very helpful. Customized maps would have reinforced the detail and scope of Ellicott's work. The maps that are included are essentially unreadable. The Appendix is a useful idea but could have been extended to illustrate Ellicott's actual surveying techniques. Perhaps these are covered in Linklater's earlier Measuring America.

Despite the above, I strongly recommend the book. I missed Andro Linklater's Measuring America but it is now on order.

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Keith Sadler

Interesting topic but bias toward a “manifest destiny” right to land

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2019

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Book was in excellent shape. Author, while stating the facts of the way the US and Britain took Native American land it seems downplayed IMHO. I didn’t care for the way no citations were made in main text so if no citations were actually made in text you had to read through several citations back in notes section before realizing there is no citation for what section or quote I wanted to find.

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M. Fischlowitz

Geography & Technical Skill: Making of our Nation

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2007

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Linklater's careful research gives a compenious narrative of the early mapping of our nation. The amazing
part of this book is the great effect that one man, Andrew Ellicot, had on the forming of our State and
National borders! As one who loves to read history through various prisms I enjoyed learning so many new
and important features of our early history, from 1780 through 1853! The only disappointment in this
book, and this may be only my personal predilection, was that there could have been many more maps
to illustrate the detailed narrative!

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Drucella Penny

An incredible " journey " of American history

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2014

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This is a brilliant work. It is interesting that someone from England can tell the American story better than American writers. Definitely a must read!

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Joan W. Peters

Andro Linklater does it AGAIN!

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2015

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This is a great book! It's totally a match in quality for his Measuring America.

Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2015