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The not-quite states of America, dispatches from the territories and other far-flung outposts of the USA, Doug Mack

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The not-quite states of America, dispatches from the territories and other far-flung outposts of the USA, Doug Mack

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [285]-287) and index

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contains biographical information

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maps

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The not-quite states of America

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bibliography

Oclc number

951070860

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Doug Mack

Sub title

dispatches from the territories and other far-flung outposts of the USA

Summary

Doug Mack ventures more than 30,000 miles across the globe and deep into American history to reveal the fascinating and forgotten story of how the territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands became part of the United States, what they are like today, and how they helped create the nation as people know it

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- A very brief note on the territories and their various designations -- The empire's new clothes: the Virgin Islands of the United States -- Foreign in a domestic sense: American Samoa -- Offshoring the American experience: Guam -- Land of opportunity: the Northern Mariana Islands -- Be true to your home: Puerto Rico -- Epilogue: the future of empire

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Dispatches from the territories and other far-flung outposts of the USA

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