The Not-Quite States of America : dispatches from the territories and other far-flung outposts of the USA /
Mack, Doug,
The Not-Quite States of America : dispatches from the territories and other far-flung outposts of the USA / Doug Mack. - First edition. - xxviii, 306 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-287) and index.
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.
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.
9780393247602 $26.95 0393247600
2016029476
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.
Travel writing.
The Not-Quite States of America : dispatches from the territories and other far-flung outposts of the USA / Doug Mack. - First edition. - xxviii, 306 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-287) and index.
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.
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.
9780393247602 $26.95 0393247600
2016029476
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.
Travel writing.