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Book Launch + Walking Tour | America the Ingenious: How a Nation of Dreamers, Immigrants, and Tinkerers Changed the World by Kevin Baker

America is a global leader of innovation and technology, built on the ingenuity and resourcefulness of a nation of immigrants and adventurers. The first country to exist entirely in the modern age, America is in a constant state of reinvention and discovery. In a fascinating new book, America the Ingenious: How a Nation of Dreamers, Immigrants, and Tinkerers Changed the World, acclaimed historian and bestselling author Kevin Baker captures the essence of the American genius by highlighting over 75 of the most influential inventions that have improved our lives and shaped our world.

In a fully illustrated format and through Kevin Baker’s masterful storytelling, American the Ingeniouscelebrates illustrious minds and their remarkable creations, bringing to life the history behind each modern marvel. And perhaps the greatest of them all is the inception of our nation. It is through our hard-won freedoms, persistence, and collaboration that America has become known as an ideal incubator for creativity and inventiveness. Kevin Baker notes that, “It hasn’t been an easy process. There were plenty of missteps and flaws in the design…Yet when we’ve made it work, ours has been as free and prosperous and diverse a society that ever existed on this earth—one that, uniquely, has been able to bring in masses of people from everywhere else to join in its success.”

In a fully illustrated format, America the Ingenious immortalizes an eclectic collection of inventions that range from impressive feats of civil engineering and medical and technological advancements to the realm of entertainment and everyday necessities we likely take for granted. Baker cites some inventions that were revolutionary in their time but have since become obsolete, as well as technological breakthroughs today that will prove to be of great importance for our future. At a critical time in our nation’s history, America the Ingeniouspays tribute to the very best of it in a beautiful, highly giftable volume.











When: Sun., Oct. 9, 2016 at 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Where: powerHouse Arena
28 Adams St.
718-666-3049
Price: Tickets are $30, includes signed copy of the book + walking tour
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America is a global leader of innovation and technology, built on the ingenuity and resourcefulness of a nation of immigrants and adventurers. The first country to exist entirely in the modern age, America is in a constant state of reinvention and discovery. In a fascinating new book, America the Ingenious: How a Nation of Dreamers, Immigrants, and Tinkerers Changed the World, acclaimed historian and bestselling author Kevin Baker captures the essence of the American genius by highlighting over 75 of the most influential inventions that have improved our lives and shaped our world.

In a fully illustrated format and through Kevin Baker’s masterful storytelling, American the Ingeniouscelebrates illustrious minds and their remarkable creations, bringing to life the history behind each modern marvel. And perhaps the greatest of them all is the inception of our nation. It is through our hard-won freedoms, persistence, and collaboration that America has become known as an ideal incubator for creativity and inventiveness. Kevin Baker notes that, “It hasn’t been an easy process. There were plenty of missteps and flaws in the design…Yet when we’ve made it work, ours has been as free and prosperous and diverse a society that ever existed on this earth—one that, uniquely, has been able to bring in masses of people from everywhere else to join in its success.”

In a fully illustrated format, America the Ingenious immortalizes an eclectic collection of inventions that range from impressive feats of civil engineering and medical and technological advancements to the realm of entertainment and everyday necessities we likely take for granted. Baker cites some inventions that were revolutionary in their time but have since become obsolete, as well as technological breakthroughs today that will prove to be of great importance for our future. At a critical time in our nation’s history, America the Ingeniouspays tribute to the very best of it in a beautiful, highly giftable volume.

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