I found it eye-opening at times, and an enjoyable read right through. The author visits several of them, introduces us to their residents, politics, attitudes and opinions.
An interesting travelogue, history and critique of some bits of the USA that are unknown to most Americans. A tour of USA overseas outposts, their histories and discontents. Clearly they shouldn't all become states, but their territorial status in some cases is nonsensical to say the least. Interesting look at the territories An interesting look at America's territories and some good explanations as to their citizens' relationships to the US. Very little history, very little about the local culture, there's just no there there. It is as if a C-student undergrad flew to each of the territories, chatted with a few people in bars at each, and threw it together based on what the locals were yacking about that day. Members Reviews: Really disappointing Great topic. Along the way Mack meets members of millennia-old indigenous groups, far-flung US government workers, ardent separatists, and tropical-paradise dropouts and dreamers in a quixotic and winning quest to find America where it is least expected. In The Not-Quite States of America, Doug Mack ventures 31,000 miles across the globe and deep into American history to reveal the fascinating and forgotten story of how these places became part of the United States, what they're like today, and how they helped create the nation as we know it.
The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Virgin Islands are often neglected, but they are filled with American flags and national parks and US post offices and some four million people, many of whom are as proudly red-white-and-blue as any Daughter of the American Revolution. Listen to audiobook in full for free on Title: The Not-Quite States of America Subtitle: Dispatches from the Territories and Other Far-Flung Outposts of the USA Author: Doug Mack Narrator: Jonathan Yen Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 02-14-17 Publisher: HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 22 votes Genres: Travel & Adventure, Essays & Travelogues Publisher's Summary: Everyone knows that the United States of America is made up of 50 states and, uh.some other stuff.
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