{"product_id":"lost-states-true-stories-of-texlahoma-transylvania-and-other-states-that-never-made-it-1594744106","title":"Lost States: True Stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and Other States That Never Made It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1594744106\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Trinklein, Michael J.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is American history they dont teach you in class: Discover the fascinating, funny stories of the states that never were, from Texlahoma to West Florida (The New Yorker)Everyone knows the fifty nifty united states-but what about the hundreds of other statehood proposals that never came to pass? Lost States 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: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.Residents of bucolic South Jersey wanted to secede from their urban north Jersey neighbors and form the fifty-first state.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.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 Lost States!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52109344735520,"sku":"NEW1594744106","price":18.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81mTCn_Pp6L._SL1200_QL70.jpg?v=1785991235","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/lost-states-true-stories-of-texlahoma-transylvania-and-other-states-that-never-made-it-1594744106","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}