![]() ![]() 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 is the first book to tackle why our state lines are where they are. Every edge of the familiar wooden jigsaw pieces of our childhood represents a revealing moment of history and of, well, humans drawing lines in the sand. But that’s where the real mystery begins. Even the oddities–the entire state of Maryland(!)–have become so engrained that our map might as well be a giant jigsaw puzzle designed by Divine Providence. Why does Oklahoma have that panhandle? Did someone make a mistake? We are so familiar with the map of the United States that our state borders seem as much a part of nature as mountains and rivers. You can read this before How the States Got Their Shapes PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book How the States Got Their Shapes written by Mark Stein which was published in May 27th 2008. ![]() Brief Summary of Book: How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein ![]()
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