{"product_id":"lost-states-true-stories-of-texlahoma-transylvania-and-other-states-that-never-made-it-9781594744105","title":"Lost States: True Stories of Texlahoma,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lost States\" is a tribute to great unrealized states like West Florida, Forgotonia, Texlahoma, and Chicago (yes, Chicago wanted to be its own state). Fans of U.S. history will be entertained and enlightened by these bizarre-but-true stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“We all know the 50 states, but how much do you know about the hundreds of statehood proposals that never came to pass? These fascinating maps of states that might have been are from Michael J. Trinklein’s \u003ci\u003eLost States: True Stories of Texlahoma, Transylvania, and Other States That Never Made It.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Country Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Fascinating, funny book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, Book Bench\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This book is geared to the general reader and has a larger format that encourages perusal. It is recommended for history, geography, and general trivia buffs.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Amusing and lavishly illustrated book.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Complete with maps, \u003ci\u003eLost States\u003c\/i\u003e is an interesting travel guide to the world of ‘what-if history\u003ci\u003e.’”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—McClatchy Newspapers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Trinklein is hilarious in his own right. I laughed out loud before I even got to the book’s main content ... it [covers] more states-that-never-were than any other source I've seen.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jenny Bristol, \u003ci\u003eGeekDad.com\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Quirk Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49532854862167,"sku":"9781594744105","price":20.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781594744105.jpg?v=1731888816","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lost-states-true-stories-of-texlahoma-transylvania-and-other-states-that-never-made-it-9781594744105","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}