Measuring America: How the United States Was Shaped by the Greatest Land Sale in History Audiobook

" As boring as it sounds. "

" Starts slow, but turns out to be a somewhat interesting look at how America turned into a country of square miles. "

" A must read for anyone who loves geography. Tells the intertwining tale of the failed attempt to develope a decimalized system of measurement in america and the surveying and sale of public lands in America. "

" I think this book is great, it gives you a lot of history information. "

" I learned quite a lot about the metric system from this book, which was not something I expected. However, my wish to learn more about the surveying of the western U.S. (starting in East Liverpool, Ohio) was fulfilled and I learned about a lot of interesting characters along the way. "

" on the territorial expansion of the United States. "

" A fun book, if a little unfocused. I feel like I would have enjoyed this more if I had grown up or lived in the Northwest Territories or mid-west in general. Since I am very much a New Englander, I just don't see the effect of these land survels on my land. "

" Fascinating book. It is hard to imagine how innacurate measurements of everything were until the 1800's "

" Interesting and unique topic that is certainly very informative. The dominant weakness is not one of structure or scholarship, but the simple fact that measuring land can only be injected with so much flair. Still, it is worth having on the bookshelf. "

" One of my all time favorites. Very interesting take on how the US grew after the Revoluntionary War. "

" More precisely, it was a history of weights and measures in Europe and America. "

" Fantastic well balanced history of the land purchase in America. A different way to look at American history. "

" I loved the history of weights and measurements. Also learned extensively about Gunter's chain. I did find myself drifting in this audio book since it is very geeky and science based. You have to be into the concept of land surveying to finish this one. "

" Fun, readable, informative. "

" on the territorial expansion of the United States. "

" More precisely, it was a history of weights and measures in Europe and America. "

" Starts slow, but turns out to be a somewhat interesting look at how America turned into a country of square miles. "

" Fascinating book. It is hard to imagine how innacurate measurements of everything were until the 1800's "

" Fantastic well balanced history of the land purchase in America. A different way to look at American history. "

" A fun book, if a little unfocused. I feel like I would have enjoyed this more if I had grown up or lived in the Northwest Territories or mid-west in general. Since I am very much a New Englander, I just don't see the effect of these land survels on my land. "

" Interesting and unique topic that is certainly very informative. The dominant weakness is not one of structure or scholarship, but the simple fact that measuring land can only be injected with so much flair. Still, it is worth having on the bookshelf. "

" I learned quite a lot about the metric system from this book, which was not something I expected. However, my wish to learn more about the surveying of the western U.S. (starting in East Liverpool, Ohio) was fulfilled and I learned about a lot of interesting characters along the way. "

" A must read for anyone who loves geography. Tells the intertwining tale of the failed attempt to develope a decimalized system of measurement in america and the surveying and sale of public lands in America. "