What I'm reading: How The States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein. It's a breezy read, about four pages per state.
Basic guiding principles:
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How The States Got Their Shapes
How The States Got Their Shapes
What I'm reading: How The States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein. It's a breezy read, about four pages per state.
Basic guiding principles:
1600s surveyors were really, really bad.
Borders tend to extend themselves.
The 19th century Congress wanted to keep rough equality between state sizes.
Texas and California are the main exceptions because they had clout.
What I'm reading: How The States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein. It's a breezy read, about four pages per state.
Basic guiding principles:
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