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Man is a wanderer! Before history began early man roamed the earth—today his mind ventures into space itself. And he wants to get there!
In these pages May McNeer relates man's journeys across the face of North America as he has marched toward unknown horizons throughout our history. She recounts, in her graphic style, America's growing pains, trials, and triumphs from the time of the earliest discoverers to the astronauts. The Hammond cartographers have designed maps which complement the text and indicate visually man's constant efforts to realize new objectives.
May McNeer's name is synonymous with fine historical writing. She has told our nation's story many times—both in histories and in biographies of persons who have helped make its history. Her dedication to historical accuracy, her sense of drama, and her sensitivity to human emotions combine with her skill as a storyteller to produce a gripping narrative, which never lacks excitement nor slows its place.
To her, history is vibrant, and this vibrancy is communicated to the reader who is quickly caught up in the swift currents of events.
This is May McNeer's thirtieth book, and she says it was one of the most challenging to write.
—from the dust jacket
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