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Trinklein, Michael

 
9780785834526: An Astounding Atlas of Altered States: The Real Stories of States That Never Came to Be
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ISBN 10 : 0785834524 ISBN 13 : 9780785834526
Editeur : Chartwell Books, 2017

Synopsis

An Astounding Atlas of Altered States is a tribute to such great unrealized dreams of states that came remarkably close to joining the union while others never had a chance.

Everyone knows the fifty United States--but what about the hundreds of other statehood proposals that never came to pass? An Astounding Atlas of Altered States is a tribute to such great unrealized dreams as West Florida, Hazard , Montezuma, Rough and Ready, and Yazoo. Some of these states came remarkably close to joining the union while others never had a chance. Are you living in an area that fancied itself a completely different state?

Consider some of the following states that just didn't make the cut. Frontier legend Daniel Boone once proposed a state of Transylvania in the Appalachian wilderness (his plan was resurrected a few years later with the new name of Kentucky). Residents of Bucolic South Jersey wanted to secede from their urban north Jersey neighbors and form the fifty-first state. The Gold Rush Territory of Nataqua could have made a fine state-but since no women were willing to live there, settlers gave up and joined California.

Each story offers a fascinating glimpse at the nation The United States might have become--along with plenty of absurd characters, bureaucratic red tape, and political gamesmanship. Accompanying these tales are beautifully rendered maps detailing the proposed state boundaries, plus images of real life artifacts and ephemera. Enjoy exploring this astounding atlas of lost, abandoned, and altered states.

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À propos de l'auteur

Michael J. Trinklein wrote and produced the Emmy Nominated PBS documentary Pioneers of Television (2008), as well as The Gold Rush (1998) and The Oregon Trail (1993). His work has been consistently praised in the national media, including USA Today, Washington Post, Parade, Chicago Tribune, and the New York Time. He lives in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.

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Éditeur
Chartwell Books
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0785834524
ISBN 13 
9780785834526
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
160
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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