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How the States Got Their Shapes Trade paperback - 2009
by Stein, Mark
- New
- Paperback
- first
In a light, accessible style--and packed with fun oddities and trivia--this entertaining guide by playwright and screenwriter Stein deciphers the mysteries of the American map, state by state. 180 b&w maps.
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Details
- Title How the States Got Their Shapes
- Author Stein, Mark
- Binding Trade Paperback
- Edition 1st U.S. Trade Paperback Edition, 1st Pr
- Condition New
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Smithsonian Books/Collins, New York
- Date 2009
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 008324
- ISBN 9780061431395 / 0061431397
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.2 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 3.05 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Library of Congress subjects United States - Boundaries - History, U.S. states - Historical geography
- Dewey Decimal Code 917.3
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From the rear cover
Mark Stein is a playwright and screenwriter. His plays have been performed off-Broadway and at theaters throughout the country. His films include Housesitter, with Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn. He has taught at American University and Catholic University.