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Book SynopsisAs Idaho’s State Historian, the question Keith Petersen heard most was, ""How did Idaho get such a strange shape?"" That curiosity is fitting, because those peculiar borders have held enormous influence on much of Idaho’s political, economic, and cultural history, and prompted repeated efforts to connect the north and south.
Trade Review"This book documents in colorful detail people and events that shape important state boundaries in the West, offers a major contribution to public awareness of Idaho history, and documents previously unknown or forgotten issues and sources in Idaho history. Lively and breezy, it's very well written."
--Kevin Marsh, professor of history at Idaho State University
Table of ContentsPreface
Prologue: Student Special
Chapter One: Rectangles on the Land
Chapter Two: 1819: The Southern Border: Nevada and Utah
Border Story: Franklin
Chapter Three: 1846: The Northern Border: Canada
Border Story: War
Chapter Four: 1859: The Southwestern Border: Oregon
Border Story: Greater Idaho
Chapter Five: 1863: The Northwestern Border: Washington
Border Story: Survey
Chapter Six: 1864: The Northeastern Border: Montana
Border Story: Big Hole
Chapter Seven: 1868: The Southeastern Border: Wyoming
Border Story: Lawless
Chapter Eight: Connections
Epilogue: Walking Idaho's Borders
Acknowledgments
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
