The Not-Quite States of America
Dispatches from the Territories and Other Far-Flung Outposts of the USA
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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.
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You know I love travel narratives. You know I hate textbooks. This book is a weird combination of travel narrative and textbook. The author had a great idea for a book; he found nothing out there on the US territories. He decided to visit the territories and fill in the gap. I was happy to read the parts of the book that were travel narratives. I was sad to read the parts of the book that were textbooks. Final rating: mixed.
