Displaying 1 of 1 2017 Format: Book Author: Mack, Doug, author. Title: The Not-Quite States of America : Dispatches from the Territories and Other Far-Flung Outposts of the USA / Doug Mack. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2017. Description: xxviii, 306 pages : maps ; 22 cm Summary: Traces the author's explorations of U.S. territories including American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands to juxtapose their blends of culture against the expansionist views of the Founding Fathers. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Mack, Doug -- Travel. United States -- Territories and possessions -- History. United States -- Insular possessions -- History. United States -- Territories and possessions -- Description and travel. United States -- Insular possessions -- Description and travel. Genre: Travel writing. Contents: 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 -- THE FUTURE OF EMPIRE. LCCN: 2016029476 ISBN: 9780393247602 0393247600 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 Control Number: 1208310 Other Number: 951070860 # System items in: 1 Place A Hold Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
