How the states got their shapes /
Stein, Mark, 1951-
How the states got their shapes / Mark Stein. - New York : Smithsonian Books/Collins, 2008. - xv, 332 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-314) and index.
Don't Skip This Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming 1 -- 11 -- 18 -- 21 -- 27 -- 33 -- 39 -- 44 -- 52 -- 59 -- 65 -- 70 -- 75 -- 79 -- 86 -- 92 -- 95 -- 101 -- 108 -- 113 -- 119 -- 126 -- 134 -- 141 -- 145 -- 151 -- 156 -- 163 -- 168 -- 174 -- 179 -- 185 -- 192 -- 197 -- 206 -- 216 -- 220 -- 226 -- 231 -- 236 -- 243 -- 248 -- 253 -- 257 -- 263 -- 270 -- 276 -- 281 -- 288 -- 293 -- 297 -- 302.
"How the States Got Their Shapes is the first book to tackle why our state lines are where they are. Here are the stories behind the stories, right down to the tiny northward jog at the eastern end of Tennessee and the teeny-tiny (and little known) parts of Delaware that are not attached to Delaware but to New Jersey." "How the States Got Their Shapes examines: why West Virginia has a finger creeping up the side of Pennsylvania; why Michigan has an upper peninsula that isn't attached to Michigan; why some Hawaiian islands are not Hawaii; and why Texas and California are so outsized, especially when so many Midwestern states are nearly identical in size." "Packed with oddities and trivia, this guide also reveals the major fault lines of American history, from ideological intrigues and religious intolerance to major territorial acquisitions. Adding the fresh lens of local geographic disputes, military skirmishes, and land grabs, Mark Stein shows how the seemingly haphazard puzzle pieces of our nation fit together perfectly."--Jacket.
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U.S. states--Historical geography.
Boundaries.
Geography.
United States--History.
United States--History.
United States--Boundaries--History.
United States--Geography.
United States.
United States--Boundaries--History.
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History.
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How the states got their shapes / Mark Stein. - New York : Smithsonian Books/Collins, 2008. - xv, 332 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-314) and index.
Don't Skip This Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming 1 -- 11 -- 18 -- 21 -- 27 -- 33 -- 39 -- 44 -- 52 -- 59 -- 65 -- 70 -- 75 -- 79 -- 86 -- 92 -- 95 -- 101 -- 108 -- 113 -- 119 -- 126 -- 134 -- 141 -- 145 -- 151 -- 156 -- 163 -- 168 -- 174 -- 179 -- 185 -- 192 -- 197 -- 206 -- 216 -- 220 -- 226 -- 231 -- 236 -- 243 -- 248 -- 253 -- 257 -- 263 -- 270 -- 276 -- 281 -- 288 -- 293 -- 297 -- 302.
"How the States Got Their Shapes is the first book to tackle why our state lines are where they are. Here are the stories behind the stories, right down to the tiny northward jog at the eastern end of Tennessee and the teeny-tiny (and little known) parts of Delaware that are not attached to Delaware but to New Jersey." "How the States Got Their Shapes examines: why West Virginia has a finger creeping up the side of Pennsylvania; why Michigan has an upper peninsula that isn't attached to Michigan; why some Hawaiian islands are not Hawaii; and why Texas and California are so outsized, especially when so many Midwestern states are nearly identical in size." "Packed with oddities and trivia, this guide also reveals the major fault lines of American history, from ideological intrigues and religious intolerance to major territorial acquisitions. Adding the fresh lens of local geographic disputes, military skirmishes, and land grabs, Mark Stein shows how the seemingly haphazard puzzle pieces of our nation fit together perfectly."--Jacket.
9780061431388 0061431389
2007047979
U.S. states--Boundaries--History.
U.S. states--Historical geography.
Boundaries.
Geography.
United States--History.
United States--History.
United States--Boundaries--History.
United States--Geography.
United States.
United States--Boundaries--History.
United States--Geography.
History.
E180 / .S735 2008
973