{"product_id":"lost-states-true-stories-of-texlahoma-transylvania-and-other-states-that-never-made-it-9781594744105","title":"Lost States: True Stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and Other States That Never Made It","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 \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!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quirk Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594744105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 10.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010 pg. 93\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael J. Trinklein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136401076405,"sku":"9781594744105","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f6856968-23ff-4378-b976-866bc02c11eb.jpg?v=1767114371","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lost-states-true-stories-of-texlahoma-transylvania-and-other-states-that-never-made-it-9781594744105","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}