{"product_id":"lost-states-isbn-9781594744105","title":"Lost States","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Residents of bucolic South Jersey wanted to secede from their urban north Jersey neighbors and form the fifty-first state.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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!“We all know the 50 states, but how much do you know about the hundreds of statehood proposals that never came to pass? These fascinating maps of states that might have been are from Michael J. Trinklein’s \u003ci\u003eLost States: True Stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and Other States That Never Made It.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Country Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Fascinating, funny book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, Book Bench\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This book is geared to the general reader and has a larger format that encourages perusal. It is recommended for history, geography, and general trivia buffs.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Amusing and lavishly illustrated book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Complete with maps, \u003ci\u003eLost States\u003c\/i\u003e is an interesting travel guide to the world of ‘what-if history\u003ci\u003e.’”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—McClatchy Newspapers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Trinklein is hilarious in his own right. I laughed out loud before I even got to the book’s main content ... it [covers] more states-that-never-were than any other source I've seen.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jenny Bristol, \u003ci\u003eGeekDad.com\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\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\u003eTABLE OF CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e About the Maps\u003cbr\u003e Absaroka\u003cbr\u003e Acadia\u003cbr\u003e Adelsverein\u003cbr\u003e Albania\u003cbr\u003e Alberta and British Columbia\u003cbr\u003e (Baja) Arizona\u003cbr\u003e Boston\u003cbr\u003e Charlotina\u003cbr\u003e Chesapeake\u003cbr\u003e Chicago\u003cbr\u003e Chippewa\u003cbr\u003e Comancheria\u003cbr\u003e Cuba\u003cbr\u003e Dakota\u003cbr\u003e Deseret\u003cbr\u003e England, et al.\u003cbr\u003e Forgottonia\u003cbr\u003e Franklin\u003cbr\u003e Greenland\u003cbr\u003e Guyana\u003cbr\u003e Half-Breed Tracts\u003cbr\u003e Hazard\u003cbr\u003e Howland\u003cbr\u003e Iceland\u003cbr\u003e Jacinto\u003cbr\u003e Jefferson\u003cbr\u003e Lincoln\u003cbr\u003e Long Island\u003cbr\u003e Lost Dakota\u003cbr\u003e Lower California\u003cbr\u003e McDonald\u003cbr\u003e Minnesota\u003cbr\u003e Montezuma\u003cbr\u003e Muskogee\u003cbr\u003e Nataqua\u003cbr\u003e Navajo\u003cbr\u003e Navassa\u003cbr\u003e New Connecticut\u003cbr\u003e New Sweden\u003cbr\u003e New York City\u003cbr\u003e Newfoundland\u003cbr\u003e Nickajack\u003cbr\u003e No Man’s Land\u003cbr\u003e North Slope\u003cbr\u003e Panama\u003cbr\u003e Philippines\u003cbr\u003e Popham\u003cbr\u003e Potomac\u003cbr\u003e Puerto Rico\u003cbr\u003e Rio Rico\u003cbr\u003e Rough and Ready\u003cbr\u003e Saipan\u003cbr\u003e Sequoyah\u003cbr\u003e Shasta\u003cbr\u003e Sicily\u003cbr\u003e Sonora\u003cbr\u003e South California\u003cbr\u003e South Florida\u003cbr\u003e South Jersey\u003cbr\u003e South Texas\u003cbr\u003e State “X”\u003cbr\u003e Superior\u003cbr\u003e Sylvania\u003cbr\u003e Taiwan\u003cbr\u003e Texlahoma\u003cbr\u003e Trans-Oconee\u003cbr\u003e Transylvania\u003cbr\u003e Vandalia\u003cbr\u003e Washington\u003cbr\u003e West Florida\u003cbr\u003e West Kansas\u003cbr\u003e Wyoming\u003cbr\u003e Yazoo\u003cbr\u003e Yucatan\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography","brand":"Quirk Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305362673893,"sku":"NP9781594744105","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781594744105.jpg?v=1767731835","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/lost-states-isbn-9781594744105","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}