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David McCullough is indeed a highly acclaimed historian and author. He takes us on the first expeditions to the "West," which at that time was Ohio. He gives a well-researched history of specifc families and names that made Ohio, particularly Marietta, which was one of the earliest settlements when the lure of the West became known.
The effect of that expansion impacted the thick forests, the Native Americans, and the future. The fight for a State constitution banning slavery. for public education for all, and for freedom of religion was hard fought and won.
I enjoyed the portraits of the men who took this dangerous first step. However, I was expecting to read of covered wagons crossing the Plains and the Rockies; or a mention of the Mormons (Church of Jesus Christ) who suffered greatly to reach Salt Lake. That would have sacrificed the in depthcharacter portraits and timeline of Marietta of course. I guess the title shoud have been Pioneers/the beginning of the West at Ohio. Or A History of Marietta.
Historians will appreciate this book, and natives of Ohio will have a rich field of genealogy. Of course extensive notes are included.