{"product_id":"an-astounding-atlas-of-altered-states-isbn-9780785834526","title":"An Astounding Atlas of Altered States","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Astounding Atlas of Altered States\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to such great unrealized dreams of states that came remarkably close to joining the union while others never had a chance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Everyone knows the fifty United States--but what about the hundreds of other statehood proposals that never came to pass? \u003ci\u003eAn Astounding Atlas of Altered States\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to such\u003cb\u003e great unrealized dreams as\u003c\/b\u003e West Florida, Hazard , Montezuma, Rough and Ready, and Yazoo. Some of these states came remarkably close to joining the union while others never had a chance. Are you living in an area that fancied itself \u003cb\u003ea completely different state\u003c\/b\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsider some of the following states that just didn't make the cut. Frontier legend Daniel Boone once proposed a state of \u003cb\u003eTransylvania \u003c\/b\u003ein the Appalachian wilderness (his plan was resurrected a few years later with the new name of Kentucky). Residents of Bucolic South Jersey wanted to\u003cb\u003e secede from their urban north Jersey neighbors\u003c\/b\u003e and form the fifty-first state. The Gold Rush Territory of Nataqua could have made a fine state-but since\u003cb\u003e no women were willing to live there\u003c\/b\u003e, settlers gave up and joined California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach story offers a fascinating glimpse at the nation The United States might have become--along with plenty of \u003cb\u003eabsurd characters\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ebureaucratic red tape\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003epolitical gamesmanship\u003c\/b\u003e. Accompanying these tales are beautifully rendered \u003cb\u003emaps \u003c\/b\u003edetailing the proposed state boundaries, plus images of\u003cb\u003e real life artifacts and ephemera\u003c\/b\u003e. Enjoy exploring this astounding atlas of lost, abandoned, and altered states.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chartwell Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892737700069,"sku":"NP9780785834526","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/70fa76d6-a5dd-40f7-95f9-ab0201481637.jpg?v=1767823638","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/an-astounding-atlas-of-altered-states-isbn-9780785834526","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}