{"product_id":"mapping-the-nation-9780226740683","title":"Mapping the Nation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the nineteenth century, Americans began to use maps in radically new ways. This title charts how maps of epidemic disease, slavery, census statistics, the environment, and the past demonstrated the analytical potential of cartography, and in the process transformed the very meaning of a map.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In a work of deep scholarship and insight, Susan Schulten traces the origins of a now-ubiquitous presence in American life: maps with a story to tell. Schulten uncovers not only a fascinating panorama of maps but also a colorful array of characters who taught America to see itself in new ways. Read this book and maps will never look the same.\" -Edward L. Ayers, University of Richmond\"","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400104059223,"sku":"9780226740683","price":76.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226740683.jpg?v=1730469737","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mapping-the-nation-9780226740683","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}