Larry talks with Mark Stein, author of "How the States Got Their Shapes," about the historical and geographical reasons our states' boundaries became the jigsaw puzzle we take for granted.

Object Details Author Stein, Mark 1951- Summary We are so familiar with the map of the United States that our state borders seem as much a part of nature as mountains and rivers. But every edge of the ...

Adding the fresh lens of local geographic disputes, military skirmishes, and land grabs, Mark Stein shows how the seemingly haphazard puzzle pieces of our nation fit together perfectly.--From ...