Lost States: True Stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and

Lost States: True Stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and Other States That Never Made It

Everyone knows the fifty nifty united statesâ€”but what about the hundreds of other statehood proposals that never came to pass? Lost States is a tribute to such great unrealized dreams as West Florida, Texlahoma, Montezuma, Rough and Ready, and Yazoo. Some of these states came remarkably close to joining the Union. Others never had a chance. Many are still trying. Consider:
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Â Â Â Â â€¢Â Frontier legend Daniel Boone once proposed a state of Transylvania in the Appalachian
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â wilderness (his plan was resurrected a few years later with the new name of Kentucky).
Â Â Â Â â€¢Â Residents of bucolic South Jersey wanted to secede from their urban north Jersey
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â neighbors and form the fifty-first state.
Â Â Â Â â€¢Â The Gold Rush territory of Nataqua could have made a fine stateâ€”but since no women
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â were willing to live there, the settlers gave up and joined California.
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Each story offers a fascinating glimpse at the nation we might have becomeâ€”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. Welcome to the world of Lost States!
Country USA
Brand Quirk Books
Manufacturer Quirk Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781594744105
Color Tan
ReleaseDate 2010-02-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781594744105

Country	USA
Brand	Quirk Books
Manufacturer	Quirk Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781594744105
Color	Tan
ReleaseDate	2010-02-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781594744105

Lost States: True Stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and Other States That Never Made It

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