{"product_id":"lost-states-true-stories-of-texlahoma-transylvania-and-other-states-that-never-made-it-hardcover","title":"Lost States: True Stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and Other States That Never Made It - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Trinklein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is American history they\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003edon't\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eteach you in class: Discover the \"fascinating, funny\" stories of the states that never were, from Texlahoma to West Florida (\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Everyone knows the fifty nifty united states--but what about the hundreds of other statehood proposals that never came to pass? \u003ci\u003eLost States\u003c\/i\u003e 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: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Residents of bucolic South Jersey wanted to secede from their urban north Jersey neighbors and form the fifty-first state. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Gold Rush territory of Nataqua could have made a fine state--but since no women were willing to live there, the settlers gave up and joined California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each story offers a fascinating glimpse at the nation we 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. Welcome to the world of \u003ci\u003eLost States\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael J. Trinklein \u003c\/b\u003ewrote and produced the Emmy-nominated PBS documentary \u003ci\u003ePioneers of Television \u003c\/i\u003e(2008), as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Gold Rush \u003c\/i\u003e(1998) and \u003ci\u003eThe Oregon Trail \u003c\/i\u003e(1993). His work has been consistently praised in the national media, including \u003ci\u003eUSA Today, Washington Post, Parade, Chicago Tribune, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 10.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771026145568,"sku":"9781594744105","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a4ca00bc687d166ffd43094490cd41da.webp?v=1780382010","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lost-states-true-stories-of-texlahoma-transylvania-and-other-states-that-never-made-it-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}