The not-quite states of America: dispatches from the territories and other far-flung outposts of the USA
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New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2017.
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First edition.
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xxiiii, 306 pages : maps ; 22 cm
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An eye-opening journey to the most overlooked parts of America. Everyone knows that America is 50 states and…some other stuff. Scattered shards in the Pacific and the Caribbean, the not-quite states—American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands—and their 4 million people are often forgotten, even by most Americans. But they’re filled with American flags, U.S. post offices, and Little League baseball games. How did these territories come to be part of the United States? What are they like? And why aren’t they states? When Doug Mack realized just how little he knew about the territories, he set off on a globe-hopping quest covering more than 30,000 miles to see them all.
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9780393247602
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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An eye-opening journey to the most overlooked parts of America. Everyone knows that America is 50 states and…some other stuff. Scattered shards in the Pacific and the Caribbean, the not-quite states—American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands—and their 4 million people are often forgotten, even by most Americans. But they’re filled with American flags, U.S. post offices, and Little League baseball games. How did these territories come to be part of the United States? What are they like? And why aren’t they states? When Doug Mack realized just how little he knew about the territories, he set off on a globe-hopping quest covering more than 30,000 miles to see them all.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Mack, D. (2017). The not-quite states of America: dispatches from the territories and other far-flung outposts of the USA. First edition. W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Mack, Doug. 2017. The Not-quite States of America: Dispatches From the Territories and Other Far-flung Outposts of the USA. W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Mack, Doug, The Not-quite States of America: Dispatches From the Territories and Other Far-flung Outposts of the USA. W. W. Norton & Company, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Mack, Doug. The Not-quite States of America: Dispatches From the Territories and Other Far-flung Outposts of the USA. First edition. W. W. Norton & Company, 2017.
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