Title |
How the states got their shapes / Mark Stein |
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Imprint |
New York : Smithsonian Books/Collins, 2008 |
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CCQ - Lusail Female Library
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E180. S735 2008 |
Available |
CCQ - Lusail Male Library
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E180 |
Available |
Description |
xv, 332 p. : maps ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-314) and index |
Summary |
An accessible history of how each of the fifty United States obtained their unique shapes offers insight into such topics as the super-sized geography of Texas, Oklahoma's panhandle, and Maryland's unusual layout |
Subject |
United States -- History
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United States -- Boundaries -- History
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United States -- Geography
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ISBN |
0061431389 |
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0061431397 |
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